Trust in God Means to Take Action

Sit back and do nothing, and you will achieve nothing. Trusting God does not mean that you can sit idly by. In fact, trusting God means it’s time to take action.

Too often, we apply scripture to our problems and expect God to handle everything for us. Unfortunately, that’s not how it works. While I hate to use the word "lazy," we often have a very passive attitude when it comes to our mental health and the effort required for healing.

We mistakenly believe that if we ignore our feelings and past experiences, everything will magically improve without input. This is wrong. That mindset is called suppression; all it does is breed bitterness and create a hardened heart.

So, what is a hardened heart? It’s when you believe you have no need for God and feel completely in control of your life. You may not admit it, but you’ve built walls so high that no one can get close to you. You have no desire to help those in need and find little to no joy in things. There are many more signs of a hardened heart, but this post can only cover so much.

What has hurt you has changed you. If you don’t revisit those painful experiences and confront them with truth, the trajectory of your life will continue down the path of bitterness. The tricky part is that you may think you are fine unless you allow yourself to ask deep questions and let God reveal some hard truths. I lived that way for years!

It’s easy to say, “This is who I am; I do what I want and focus on what’s best for me.” But those statements often come from a hardened heart. If you recognize this in yourself, I encourage you to dig in your heels and seek help and guidance for healing and restoration. You can live a life far greater than where you are now—a life filled with so much joy that even a trip to the grocery store holds purpose. You can develop a love for the world that excites you to encounter others. This is what it means to truly live.

Proverbs 28:14

Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.