If you find yourself struggling through a difficult season in your life, or perhaps you are in a situation that is difficult, causing fear and worry. There are ups and downs along the way.

But when times feel difficult, it is even more important to let go and trust God. God’s unchanging character can give you a firm foundation when things feel unsteady and uncertain.

Life happens. Seasons come and seasons go. Your job is satisfying. Your friends and family are enjoyable. Your goals, finances, health, and outlook seem bright.

Then, all of a sudden, life throws a curveball. Someone you know gets sick. You lose your job. A friend or family member betrays you. The things you felt secure in all of a sudden feel shaky and uncertain.

How do you let go and trust that God is good in these circumstances? How do you let go and trust Him when you do not understand what is happening?

How much do you trust God? Do you trust Him in every situation, or only in some? Can you trust Him with your life? Would you trust Him even if He took the life of someone you love? These are valid questions, and God wants to help you through them.

 In the season you are in, you have to learn to let go of the circumstances, things that are hindering you, or things you are holding on to

Regardless of what challenges you face in your life, you can be assured, when you make Jesus the Lord of your life, and when you can let go and trust God, nothing you face can come against you, or will be able to defeat you.

When you’re faced with these times, the answer is to totally let go and trust God to see you through. Trust is key in living a victorious life. So, why is trust so hard?

Letting go is scary. It means you have to trust someone to catch you. But think about how you already trust without thinking:

You trust that the chair at the dining room table will catch you when you sit.

You trust the airplane pilot will fly you safely to your destination. You trust that the lights will come on when you flip the light switch.

Roman’s 8:18 KJV “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”

In all things though, regardless of our trial, God works all of it out for our good and His glory. Sometimes you may wonder if that’s true. But if you put your faith and trust in Him, it will happen.

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How Do We Let Go and Trust God?

Paul states that he does one thing, “Yet, my brothers, I do not consider myself to have “arrived,” spiritually, nor do I consider myself already perfect. But I keep going on, grasping ever more firmly that purpose for which Christ grasped me.

My brothers, I do not consider myself to have fully grasped it even now. But I do concentrate on this: I leave the past behind and with hands outstretched to whatever lies ahead I go straight for the goal—my reward the honor of being called by God in Christ. Philippians 3:13 (Phillips Translation)

 Paul is describing himself as not being perfect or arrived. But he continues to Let Go and Trust God and leave the past behind and he reached ahead for the goal.

In order to let go and trust God, you keep your eyes on the prize, and that is Jesus. To reach the goal, you have to persevere.

Every day we must make the decision to let go and trust God, and leave the past behind, and reach forth to how lies ahead. When we let go, we give God permission to move in our lives.

What Does It Mean to Let Go and Trust God?

In order to let go and trust God, you must totally surrender your will, your ideas, your desires, and your future into God’s hands. Many of us are “control freaks.” We do not want to give the control of any part of our lives over to another.

If you do not believe that God loves you fully and really does have your best interests at heart and desires the very best for you, trusting Him is going to be extremely difficult.

It takes a very special relationship to allow that measure of surrender. Most of us have a tendency to claim trust in God. However, at the first sign of any difficulty or trial, we think that God must not love us because He is allowing this difficulty to happen. The trial is exactly what God is using to test the level of trust that we have in Him.

To let go and trust God means, letting go of ego and opening up your spirit to be led by God and trusting where His path leads.

To trust is to believe in the firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability or strength of someone or something. So, when it comes to letting go and trusting God, that means believing in His reliability, His Word, His ability and His strength.

The Bible says that God cannot lie. That He always keeps His promises. That He loves you and has a good plan for your life.

Trusting in Him means believing what He says about Himself, about the world and about you is true. How do you trust that God is good in these circumstances?

Paul said, “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, ² looking unto Jesus, the ^[a]author and ^[b]finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2

 These weights (sin) cause us to stumble, and eventually shipwreck. In order words, whatever is hinder you and holding you back, let go and trust God to handle it.

So, let go and trust God to empower you. Trust becomes easier when you understand how much God loves you and wants only the very best for you. Think new thinking – new wineskins.

Why try to control things you have no control over? Worry often comes from trying to control things we do not really have control over.

Learning how to trust God and letting go becomes much easier when we believe he cares about us, rewards us, and has good plans for our lives.

God is always in complete control of the situations surrounding us, even when they are painful or frightening. He urges us to take refuge in His power. Even though chaos swirls around, our part is to submit to His will and trust Him.

As Paul writes in his letter to the Ephesians, “Be strong in the Lord and the strength of His might” (Ephesians 6:10), so should we be standing and be courageous because God is with us.

However, there are times in our lives when we are stubborn, and we fail to submit to God’s power. This is the moment when we should be reminded to “let go and let God.”

What does this mean? It means we should let go of our sense of entitlement, sense of doubt and acknowledge God by submitting to Him.

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How To Let Go and Trust God?

Now that you know what it means to let go and trust God, now you can appeal it in your everyday life? Take for example you have a friend, and if you trust that friend, you feel comfortable being honest with them about anything.

God is much more reliable than even your most trustworthy friend. When things feel difficult, He does not ask you to keep those feelings to yourself. He wants you to let go and trust Him to handle that problem for you.

Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7, New International Version)

Because God loves you so much, you can show your trust in Him by talking about all your feelings and circumstances with Him — the good and hard — through prayer.

Do not let your emotions rule your life; bring them to God so He can help you address them. He is not disappointed or frustrated by your struggles, doubts, or pain. He cares about you, and you can trust Him with those things.

When you trust, you go to God and His word when life is hard. You also act on obedience (doing what God says in His Word) and trust that He will ultimately take care of the rest.

In trust, you do not look for security in other things; you look to God to hold you securely in difficult circumstances.

You will not do this perfectly, but God is kind and patient with you while you learn to trust Him. Letting go to God means finally allowing yourself to live according to your potential.

Let go and trust God to handle every problem. Let go and trust God have control over your life.

The Christian life is a constant struggle between doubt and confidence but those who choose to let go, and trust God end up seeing all the rewards that letting go of control brings.

Finding your way is not easy. Temptations surround us on every corner and oftentimes, everything feels so gloomy. You deeply want to keep your faith, but it can get hard.

The way to letting go and trusting God is simple; it is by prayer, faith, and patience. You will have to come to God in prayer, you may have to separate yourself and go where you are alone with God so you can deal with it once and for all.

You may have to cry if you need to, and you may even have to call someone and tell them that you have forgiven them.

Whatever, just get yourself to a place in your mind where you can hear the Holy Spirit speak to you, instructing you on what to do and how to do it. And then afterwards, rise in faith believing that God has heard you.

It is an everyday choice to let go and trust God. As believers, we must learn to let go and trust God in every area of our lives. Here are eight tips that are effective and will help you let go of control and give it to God.

Let Go and Trust God by: Reading Your Bible

There is a tremendous power available to us in God’s Word. Have you ever thought about this? The Bible is inspired by God Himself! It is His Word, containing His wisdom, His goodness, His intentions, His judgements, His heart. Have you been so interested in understanding God’s will that you spend time with His very own Word?

“For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12.

God’s Word cuts through all of this; it separates out all self-seeking in our lives and determines what is truth and righteousness. “‘Is not My word like a fire?’ says the Lord, ‘And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?’” 

Let Go and Trust God by: Seeking God, give Him your day

It means to seek his presence. To desire a relationship with him. To come to him for help. To give Him your day. When we surrender control, wait, and trust in God’s plan, we can know that he will be faithful to lead us where He wants us to go.

Jeremiah 29:13 says, “When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart, I will let you find me, says the Lord.”

That phrase “with all your heart” reminds us of the Shema which Jews recite every day, the Great Commandment to love God with every shred of our being. Love for God means not only obedience but desire for God—a yearning to know God, a longing to see God.

 Let Go and Trust God by: Seeking the Lord for His Guidance

To seek the Lord in both the Old and New Testaments say it is a “setting of the mind and heart” on God. It is the conscious fixing or focusing of our mind’s attention and our heart’s affection on God.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Psalm 32:8

Now set your mind and heart to seek the Lord your God. (1 Chronicles 22:19)

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. (Colossians 3:1–2)

Let Go and Trust God by starting your day with Prayer

When you pray you are heard by God? And it is because he listens to us that prayer is one of the most wonderful and powerful avenues to pursue him. Prayer is our avenue to God.

Matthew 6:7-8 says, “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” Jesus inaugurated an entirely new perspective on prayer.

Prior to Jesus, God’s people would pray out of obligation or ritual, begging a seemingly distant God to move on their behalf. Jesus taught that God knows our needs before we even ask. He taught that God is a good Father who longs to respond to the needs of his children.

John 15:7 he taught, “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” 

God’s desire is to respond favorably to our prayers. He always has our absolute best in mind and longs to satisfy the desires of our hearts.

The key to effective communication with God is first to trust that he is a good Father who listens and longs to answer the prayers of his children. After gaining proper perspective, we need to spend significant time allowing God to fill us with his desires for us, fashioning our hearts into a reflection of his. God will not give you what he knows is less than his best. Rather, he longs to fill you with a desire for what is best for you, then come along and satisfy that desire in magnificent and miraculous ways as you pray.

Let go and trust God with your Plans

You may be going through life with a backpack full of Plans, but you do not need it because God has your back.

You may see it as a risk to let go of your expectations, your timetable, and your Plans. But it is no risk to trust the One who is trustworthy. It is no risk to place our faith in the One who’s Faithful. Why cling to our Plan B’s when we can cling to His promises? You can trust God for today because He holds every day in His hands.

Whatever you face, God really is in control. You can, as Proverbs 3:5-6 says:

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.”

God will come through for you because, just like Hebrews 10:23 says, “He Who promised is faithful.”

And remember, wherever you are right now, whatever you are facing, you can do all things through Christ who gives you strength!

Remember God and Spend Time with Him

God is bigger than your circumstances. Difficult times may feel like they last forever, but they are temporary. God is present amid the bad times as well as the good. He is always faithful.

God wants you to go to Him with your circumstances. He also wants you to come to Him simply to spend time with Him. You should not let your circumstances shape your relationship with God. God can shape your view of your circumstances.

Read His Word. Spend time in prayer acknowledging who He is. Meet with other believers and set your eyes on things that are bigger than your circumstances.

Let go and trust God by Walking in the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit lives in anyone who trusts in Jesus. The Holy Spirit is your constant helper, pointing you to Jesus.

When Jesus was telling His followers that He was going to crucified, He knew that they would be worried. They would feel scared about being left alone. So, he shared this with them to give them comfort.

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. (John 14:26, NIV)

Serve those around you. These simple practices will help you see God outside of difficult things, which will establish trust in your heart that He will move in your circumstances.

Let go and trust God by Waiting on Him

The Holy Spirit will lead you to what you should do. Sometimes what you need to do is wait. Faithfully continue to seek the Lord but wait on His timing. Wait on Him to act on your behalf. Wait on Him to do what you cannot do yourself.

They who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31, English Standard Version)

He will help you wait with endurance. Waiting on the Lord reminds you that you are not in control. Thank goodness! He is bigger than any of your circumstances. He will sustain you and grow your faith in the waiting.

In times of doubt, remember His promises. Remember who He has always been. Even in doubt and uncertainty, if you keep going to Him, He will continually show Himself to be trustworthy.

In spite of the trials, we always have God’s promise that the trials and tests that we go through are for our good (Romans 8:28, Hebrews 12:2, 2 Corinthians 4:17, James 1:2). We learn that it is through trust that our relationship with God strengthens and our love for Him grows.

We can trust in many things. None, however, offer the protection plan, the long-term security, or the benefits that trusting in God offers. All of the other things in which we place our trust can fail.

God never fails! In the words of King David, “. . .Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. . .” (1 Chronicles 28:20).

When you feel like you want to do things your way. Let go and trust God to handle it for you.

Trusting God is your way of showing your dependence on Him.

When you are struggling in your marriage, let go and trust God to handle it.

When fear over take you let go and trust God to bring you through.

When the storms of life is raging in your life, let go and trust God do what only He can do!

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Scriptural Reasons Why You Should Let Go and Trust God

Nonetheless exhaustive, the following reasons are why you should let go and trust God.

1. When you hold on to the past (whatever it is), you stop yourself from moving forward towards a new future. (See Genesis 13:14)

2. What you do not let go, may eventually kill you. (See Luke 17:32)

3. God is having a plan for you that is better than where you are at right now, better that what you have experienced so far. (See Jeremiah 29:11, NIV)

4. God has made all the needed adjusted for your mistakes and is ready to handle your today and tomorrow. (See Isaiah 1:18)

5. Your times are in God’s hands; He can redeem the time for you. (See Psalm 31:15)

6. He is able to restore you and all. (See Joel 2:25)

7. Letting go and trusting God shows your utter dependence on God and God rewards those who trust Him fully. (Proverbs 3:3-5)

8. You have to forget things that are behind and look forward to things that are ahead if you must move from point A to point B – making spiritual, physical, and mental progress. (See Philippians 3:13)

9. You want to obey God and be in His will. (See 1 Peter 1:14)

10. God is not through with you yet. (See Genesis 28:15)

11. God knows your name and has a beautiful future for and ahead of you. (See Jeremiah 1:5, Exodus 33:17)

12. Trusting God is a show of your faith in the integrity of God’s word. And He rewards such faith. (See Hebrews 11:6)

13. Letting go and trusting God, gives God the opportunity to avenge you of your oppressors and accusers. (See Romans 12:9)

14. Letting go and trusting God means you have forgiven and ready to move forward. (See Luke 637)

15. When you do not let go and trust God, you are stopping God from fighting for you, from undertaking for you. (2 Chronicles 20:15)

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16. If you do not let go and trust God, then Satan has a foothold or room in your life to accuse you to you and to God. (See Ephesians 4:27)

17. If you do not let go and trust God, Satan can stand and hinder your prayers – that is, you may continue to suffer from unanswered prayers. (See 1 Peter 3:7)

18. God can bless you so far, but He cannot bless you that far until you let go and trust Him completely.

19. You may be holding down your blessing and lifting in life if you do not let go and trust God

20. You open yourself up for satanic affliction – sicknesses, diseases, premature death, and torments by evil spirits if you do not let go and trust God. (See Psalm 107:17)

Related: Letting Go and Trusting God: A Devotional Journal for Life’s Tough Decisions 

Let Go and Trust God Quotes

Let go of what you think you know. Something amazing happens when you let God and trust. –Tammy L. Kubasko

When you are in troubled and worried and sick at heart and your plans are upset and your world falls apart, Remember God is ready and waiting to share the burden you find much too heavy to bear– So with faith, “Let Go and Let GOD” lead your way into a brighter and less troubled day. – Helen Steiner Rice

Let God have your life; He can do more with it than you can. – Dwight L. Moody (Check out more quotes from D.L Moody)

Let go of all your fears and worries and let God take over. Giving up control can be difficult but the changes you see in your life with be worth it. – Lisa Rusczyk Ed. D

God is working on your problem. Stay calm. Stay sweet. Stay out of fear and keep on keeping on. – Joyce Meyer

Oh, foolish pride, let go! Let God! He has been this way before, Give Him the reigns that guide your life, you need hold on no more. – Greta Zwaan

What does God require of us? Our part is to believe. Our work is to trust the Lord. His requirement is that we let go and let God. – Joyce Meyer

Psalm 46:10-11 Let go of your concerns! Then you will know that I am God. I rule the nations. I rule the earth. The LORD of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our stronghold.

Let go and let God. Let Him take over your life and run it. He knows how. – Norman Vincent Peale

When we are at our lowest, all alone, or in despair, this is when God is most ever present. – Ralene Berry

As you start your day get down on your knees and pray. Let God guide you in all that you do. – Catherine Pulsifer

Be patient. Let God answer your question on His schedule, not yours. – T. B. Joshua

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