Trusting God in the Darkness

Trusting God in the Darkness

I’ll be the first to admit I haven’t always been as faithful as I should be. Trials have a way of shaking everything we think we know. When life collapses, my first response has often been fear, anger, or doubt. Sometimes I have even questioned whether I had the strength to keep going.

But it has been my faith, sometimes fragile and sometimes only a whisper, that has helped me rise out of the darkness whenever I have fallen in. Trusting God doesn’t always look like confidence or certainty. For me, it has meant clinging to Him in the middle of confusion, asking for His presence when I cannot feel it, and remembering that He has never once let me go.

What Trust Looks Like

Trusting God doesn’t mean I never stumble. It means that when I fall, I don’t stay there. Over and over again, He has carried me when I couldn’t carry myself. I’ve come to see that trust is not a one-time decision but a daily choice to turn back toward Him.

Faith is not about perfection. It is about returning again and again to the One who never leaves. Even the smallest step in His direction, a prayer whispered through tears, a verse read in the quiet, or a cry for help in the night, is enough. He meets me there, every time, with grace.

How to Put Your Trust in God

For me, learning to trust has meant:

1. Pray honestly. God is not asking for polished words. He wants the truth of my heart. Some of my most powerful prayers have been as simple as “Help me” or “I don’t understand, but I need You.”

2. Remember His faithfulness. Looking back on the times when He has carried me helps me believe He will do it again. My own story holds evidence that He is faithful even when I am not.

3. Stay close to His Word. In the middle of fear and doubt, I return to Scripture, even if it’s just a single verse. Words like “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?” become anchors in the storm.

4. Lean on community. Trust grows when I am not walking alone. Whether through friends, family, or a faith community, I am reminded that God often shows up through people who listen, pray, and encourage.

5. Surrender the outcome. This is the hardest part. Trusting God means letting go of my need to control how everything turns out. It means saying “Your will be done” and believing that His plan is bigger than mine.

Rising Again

I know I will not always get it right. There will be days when I stumble, when my faith feels too small, when doubt creeps in. But I also know this: every time I have turned back to God, He has been there.

Trusting Him is what has lifted me out of the deepest shadows. It hasn’t erased the trials, but it has given me the strength to face them. And it has reminded me that even in the darkest places, I am never truly alone.

If you are in a season where trust feels impossible, let me encourage you with this. You don’t have to do it perfectly. You don’t have to have all the answers. Take one small step toward Him. Whisper one prayer. Open your heart even a little. God will meet you there, and in His time, He will help you rise again.