A mom homeschooled and taught her children about God, but her youngest daughter turned her back on God.  

A friend learned she has colon cancer that has metastasized into her liver. She is unsure how long she has to live. 

A wife discovered her husband’s addiction to pornography. 

And the list continues. Have you ever received bad news and wondered where God was? 

I have. The bad news turned my world upside down and left me reeling. My plans were thrown out the window and I had no control. I could shake my fist at God or trust Him. But God tells us how we should respond in Psalm 112:7. 

“He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.” 

Trusting God is hard. It goes against our makeup because we like control and planned agendas. But trust requires faith to believe that God desires our best even if the outcome isn’t as we desire. It releases our control and hands the steering wheel over to the Lord. 

Our heavenly Father loves us and is good. He always keeps His promises. Nothing touches our lives that He doesn’t know about. We can trust Him because His character and promises are true.  

Problems will come, but we must remember that our trials are temporary. Someday our pain and suffering will be wiped away when we see Jesus. This hope helps give us perspective and remain steadfast in the Lord. 

When trials come, we have a tendency to allow our fears to run wild, isolate ourselves, and stop spending time with the Lord. Yet, if we are going to trust God, we must renew our minds with Scripture to combat fear and replace it with truth. We must surround ourselves with Christian community for encouragement and support. 

Wayward child. Cancer. Adultery. I don’t know what trial you are going through, but I do know we can all trust in the same God who never changes and always keeps His promises.