Do Your Part. Let God Handle the Rest.

I think one of the hardest parts of trusting God is accepting that He doesn't always give us the details.

We like to know how things are going to work out. We want to know what's next, how long it's going to take, what we should expect, and what we should be doing in the meantime. And sometimes, if we're not careful, our need to know can turn into a need to control.

I've learned that when I don't know what to do, I don't have to create something to do. I go back to what I already know.

I pray, read my Bible, and keep my focus on God. I continue doing whatever He has already given me to do in my life.

There are things God requires of us as believers that don't change simply because we're in an uncertain season. We don't need a new revelation to remain prayerful. We don't need a special instruction to stay in the Word. We don't need to know what God is going to do next in order to remain faithful to what He has already told us to do.

Sometimes the instruction really is to keep doing what you know to do until God tells you something different.

But that's not always easy. Uncertainty can make us feel like we need to do something, so we start looking for a quick fix. We make a phone call, force a conversation, start moving things around, or ask everybody what they think. We create our own solution and then ask God to bless it.

Not necessarily because God told us to move, but because doing something can feel better than not knowing.

And that's where we have to be careful. There is a difference between doing your part and trying to do God's part because you're uncomfortable with how He's handling the details.

Proverbs 3:5–6 tells us to trust in the Lord with all our heart and not lean on our own understanding.

I've read that Scripture many times, but think about what it actually requires.

If I'm not supposed to lean entirely on my own understanding, there will probably be moments when I don't understand.

There will be details I don't have, outcomes I can't predict, and times when God's direction doesn't give me the entire roadmap. That's where trust becomes more than something we say.

Philippians 4:6–7 gives us another response. Instead of being anxious about everything, we are told to bring everything to God in prayer. Then Scripture says that the peace of God will guard our hearts and minds.

Notice what it doesn't say. It doesn't say God will immediately explain every detail. Sometimes the answer to prayer is clarity. And sometimes the answer is peace while the details are still unclear.

That's important because carrying the details can become exhausting. You can pray about something and then spend the rest of the day mentally trying to solve what you just gave to God.

II've had to learn that trusting God doesn't mean I become passive. I still have responsibilities, and I still prepare, position myself, and obey. When God gives me something to do, I do it. But I don't have to force what He hasn't given me.

We don't have to manufacture an answer because we’re tired of waiting for one.

And we don't have to become so consumed with how everything is going to work out that we lose our peace trying to manage something we were only supposed to trust God with.

If you find yourself in this space today, do what you know to do and let God handle the rest. He’s got the details.