Thursday, November 5, 2026
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 your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6
The Anchor of Faith
Proverbs 3:5-6 Is a great passage for us to remember at all times - when times are good and when our faith feels weak. During difficult times especially we need to always remember that we have a sovereign God that is in control and thankfully we are not responsible for figuring it all out. We can trust in him and not our own understanding.
Hold On To Your Faith – Trust in the Lord with all your heart…
Sometimes in the midst of spiritual warfare it feels like the world gets turned upside down a few times. When we feel that way or when the storms come, and come they have, we have an anchor to hold onto – the anchor of our faith. Hebrews 11:1 tells us that faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
One thing we know for certain – you do not have to see something for it to be real. We can’t see God or faith, but we can cling to them to carry us through all we don’t understand and to stand firm on the battlefield. It is wearisome to try to figure it all out. We can be overcome with fear if we choose to focus on the invisible things that are haunting us. These things we cannot understand, nor can we comprehend the outcome.
Give It To Him – and do not lean on your own understanding…
When we can’t wrap our minds around it, and especially when we feel like we can’t handle it anymore, we need to remember that we don’t have to. The anchor of our faith will hold us steady in the sea of chaos and uncertainty. There are things in life that we will never understand – especially the really hard things. We wonder why God would allow some things to happen. We know God is in control so we have a hard time reconciling the fact that He is in control and yet really hard things happen sometimes. We hurt. Others hurt. People die tragic deaths. There is sickness. We can’t understand why God lets these things happen, but in Isaiah 55:8-9 we are reminded - For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways’ declares the LORD. ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Because we know this we can trust Him and accept that we don't have to understand everything. He wants to take this burden from us. He wants us to trust Him, lean into Him, and let Him guide us. He will always be our compass in the storm.
When we can’t wrap our minds around it, and especially when we feel like we can’t handle it anymore, we need to remember that we don’t have to. The anchor of our faith will hold us steady in the sea of chaos and uncertainty. There are things in life that we will never understand – especially the really hard things. We wonder why God would allow some things to happen. We know God is in control so we have a hard time reconciling the fact that He is in control and yet really hard things happen sometimes. We hurt. Others hurt. People die tragic deaths. There is sickness. We can’t understand why God lets these things happen, but in Isaiah 55:8-9 we are reminded - For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways’ declares the LORD. ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Because we know this we can trust Him and accept that we don't have to understand everything. He wants to take this burden from us. He wants us to trust Him, lean into Him, and let Him guide us. He will always be our compass in the storm.
No one loves us more than our Heavenly Father. He cares about our hearts and wants us to trust Him to take care of us and to be our compass through this life. When it is beyond our understanding and when we cannot possibly see what is coming next, we can leave it in the hands of a God who knows the whole story. He wants us to lay it in His hands and lean into Him. He promises to go the whole way with us and to lead us in every step. It is the hard times in life, the parts we can’t understand, the parts we don’t want to do, the parts we think we don’t deserve – these are the times we seek Him the most and want to trust Him. Open your heart to Him. Lean into Him and trust Him with all this mess. He is there and waiting.
