Weekly Magazine | Trusting God Step-by-Step
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Dear Friends,
Life’s path can often feel uncertain, filled with unexpected challenges. Yet, in every step, God calls us to trust Him—not only when the way is clear but also when it seems impossible to understand. Whether we’re facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles, grappling with the hardest of trials, or trying to comprehend God’s mysterious ways, His invitation remains the same: Trust Me. Today we explore the beauty of trusting God no matter how uncertain the path may seem. May these reflections remind you that God walks beside you, guiding, sustaining, and transforming your heart as you trust Him—step-by-step.
Encouraging you in His truth,
Stepping-Stones of Trust
By: Heather Hagstrom
The next stepping-stone canted unevenly. Will it hold me? I took a step of trust in the middle of a vast Japanese garden pond. In order to not fall into the water with the large speckled Koi and the white water lilies, I looked just one step ahead.
I needed God’s help to remember that the last stone held me, the current stone was holding me, and the next stone would hold me. I felt relieved when my feet finally touched solid ground on the other side of the pond, but each stepping-stone experience helped me to trust that God would carry me across stepping-stones in future garden ponds.
Sometimes the uncertainty of steady income, good health, or consistent relationships floods our pathways in life. It can feel like we are taking a step of trust that God will provide and be with us in every circumstance each day. Remembering the biblical account of the Israelites entering the Promised Land can encourage us to deepen our trust in God. Just as they learned to take obedient steps of trust in the midst of numerous obstacles, each difficult season in our lives can be a stepping-stone to help us trust God more.
REMEMBER GOD'S PAST FAITHFULNESS
We can remember God’s faithfulness in previous stepping-stones of our lives by recounting how God has already taken care of us. After Joshua miraculously led the nation of Israel across the Jordan River on dry ground during the flood stage, God told Joshua to delegate one man from each of the twelve tribes to pick up twelve stones from the middle of the river (Josh. 4:2–3). These stones were placed as “a memorial to the people of Israel forever” (Josh. 4:9, 7b). God wanted them to remember that He is powerful so they would always revere Him (Josh. 4:24).
During a mission trip, I was encouraged to pick up a rock on a mountain overlooking the place where we served orphans. My team gathered during our last evening together and placed our stones in a pile as we each recounted how God worked in our lives and in the lives of the children that we served. I remembered how God sustained us and protected us from various trials. In the midst of these difficulties, God graciously used us to share God’s love and truth with grieving children.
We can remember God’s faithfulness in previous stepping-stones of our lives by recounting how God has already taken care of us.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, God led me to journal my prayers and create a photo album to remember His faithfulness to me in the darkest season of my life.
Likewise, we can set up spiritual stones of remembrance for God’s past faithfulness to us. By remembering how God has taken care of us in tokens, journal entries, photo albums, and memories, we can be encouraged to trust God more.
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