Trust vs Trying

Trying vs Trusting

Have you ever been at the place in life where you’ve tried everything you can think of to reach a goal, but just can’t seem to achieve it? Could it be that the one thing you are missing is trust?

Lets look at David, In 1st Samuel 17 we see David fight Goliath and slay him, and we can see through most the Psalms how David put his hope, and all his trust in God. Some people fail to realize that if David failed to trust God, nobody would’ve ever heard his name, because he never would’ve stood up to Goliath. If it were not for David trusting God, he probably would’ve given up when being persecuted by the king. David had faith in God, he trusted that God would protect him, even when he didn’t understand what was going on, or where he was going, he trusted God.

We could go on talking all day about people in the Bible who trusted God no matter what the circumstance, just look at the life of Abraham, Joseph, David, Samuel, and John are among so many others whose lives illustrate how much they trusted God. They trusted God more than anything, so much that they didn’t care if they faced death, because they trusted that God would deliver them.

The problem I know see is how many people try, and try, and try, but fail to simply trust. Faith is key, in fact the Bible says that, “Without Faith, it is impossible to please God.” So here is the question, how could you possibly have faith in something if you don’t trust it? Isn’t that a contradiction? According to Webster’s Dictionary, the definition of faith is “belief and trust in and loyalty to God”.

God can’t use you if you don’t trust him, but once you put your trust in God… well that changes everything. Only once you put your trust in God do you give him the right to use you, because until you say you trust God, all you’re really saying is that you think that you could do better, which is making you out to be smarter than God… Just saying, when trusting isn’t easy, that’s when it is actually worth something.


Have faith in God! He desires the best for you. Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have toward you says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope"


“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths “ Proverbs 3:5


Hope you liked this,

Trust God

Be Blessed

Dan Michno


This paper was inspired by a message Pastor Krist Wilde gave at Remnant Camp 2010