Trusting the Work We Cannot See

G=Goals O=Outlook   A=Authentic T=Truth (#coateisaGOAT) 

There is a difference between praying and trusting. Lately, I’ve been sitting with that truth in a deeper way.

When we pray and ask God to move in our lives, we aren’t just making requests—we are stepping into a posture of hope and trust. Trust that He hears us. Trust that He is able. Trust that He is willing. And maybe the hardest part… trust that He will act in His timing, not ours.

When Jesus walked with His disciples, they witnessed miracle after miracle. They watched the sick healed, the broken restored, the impossible made possible. But every miracle ultimately pointed toward the cross—a reminder that God’s greatest work doesn’t always look like what we expect in the moment. The miracles required faith. Not just belief that Jesus could do it, but trust that He would—and often, a response or an action from the person asking.

Faith wasn’t passive then, and it isn’t passive now.

This morning, as I read my Jesus Calling devotion by Sarah Young, something landed differently. The reflection centered on the idea that once we bring our requests to God in prayer, we don’t need to keep revisiting them. He has heard us. Continuing to ask out of fear or anxiety keeps us in a constant state of tension—mentally and spiritually. That hit home.

Because the waiting is hard. The obedience can be hard. The responding—especially when we don’t yet see the miracle—can feel uncomfortable and uncertain. And yet, this is where faith matures.

I’ve known these truths for a long time, but this morning they felt less like concepts and more like a call to posture. A reminder that this year, my focus is stewardship—of my time, my thoughts, my peace, and my trust. I’ve realized that my anxiety level drops when I truly pray and ask the Lord for what I need and then release it. When I trust that He is already at work, even if I can’t see the evidence yet.

Because He is present. Because His plan is better than mine. And because He always works things out for good.

I say that with confidence—not because life is perfect, but because experience has taught me that God makes good on His promises. Over and over again.

So this season, I’m choosing childlike trust. I’m choosing to show up, do my part, respond when He nudges me forward, and rest when He tells me to wait. I’m choosing faith over fear and gratitude over anxiety.

This week, instead of asking again, I’m thanking Him for the answers that are already on their way. Because trusting God isn’t about having all the details—it’s about believing in the One who does. And that changes everything.