August 1st: When Trust Feels Like the Hardest Option
I’m going to be honest…this week stretched me. About as thin as I have been in a while.
Not because of busyness or burnout, but because I had to do something I really didn’t want to do: trust God in conversations that felt impossible. Conversations that were awkward. Emotional. Painful. Conversations where I didn’t know what to say, how it would be received, or what the fallout might be (especially this one).
I wanted to wait. I wanted to hide. I wanted to control how it all played out.
But deep down, I knew that obedience meant stepping into it anyway…with grace, with truth, and with a heart that said, “God, I trust You, even though I really don’t feel like it right now.”
That’s the hard part about faith—it doesn’t always feel good. It’s not always peaceful in the moment. Sometimes, trusting God feels like walking straight into the fire, believing He’s going to meet you in the flames.
It immediately brought me back to my life verse: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)
Leaning on my own understanding would’ve led me to avoid. To protect myself. To settle for false peace.
But God calls us to more than self-preservation—He calls us to walk in truth. And sometimes, the most faithful thing you can do is simply show up—even when your heart is pounding and your voice shakes.
Here’s what I’m learning:
Obedience doesn’t guarantee immediate clarity, but it does lead to freedom.
When we trust God with the parts of life we can’t control—especially in relationships—He meets us there. Not always with easy outcomes, but always with His presence.
So if you're standing in front of something hard today…If there's a conversation you don’t want to have…If there's an act of obedience that makes your stomach turn…You're not weak for feeling that way. But you’re strong when you choose to trust Him anyway.
And He sees that. He honors that. And He never wastes it.
I hope you all have a great day, and God bless.
-Brady Baker