You may be going through tremendous pressure right now, or challenges may be increasing on every side. You have spoken to fellow believers and explained all that you are facing, and at the end of the conversation, you probably said: “I am trusting God to come out of it.”
Just to let you know, there is a difference between using your redemptive rights and playing religion. Religion is like playing to a script that has nothing to do with what God is saying in Scripture but everything to do with what man is saying. Saying “I am trusting God” does not prove that you are actually trusting God.
If you missed the foundation of this teaching, read Part 1 here:
👉 https://gloryshift.com/trusting-god-it-is-a-family-affair/
Leaning Is Trusting
People often say things out of tradition or habit. But you do not have to speak out of religion—you can speak from a living reality. You do not have to say it to impress people or to improve your status as a believer. You do not need appearance—you need results. Let saying these words come from a place of knowing and assurance that what you expect will happen. We serve a good God, and we expect good things. This is what trusting God truly looks like.
In Scripture, leaning on God is seen as trusting Him.
Proverbs 3:5–6 (KJV)
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
When you lean on a wall, the wall carries your weight. That is what trusting God is like. You put your full weight on Him—releasing all that you are and resting completely in Him. Remember the house built on the rock (Matthew 7:24–27). The house stood because it rested on a solid foundation. The rock took the floods and winds, yet the house did not fall.
You cannot fall when you are trusting God. It is not possible. It is not about how the house looks—it is about what it is built on. Christ is the Rock in whom we rest. All our flaws and failures have been carried by Him, and what remains is His victory in us.
Lean With Your Whole Heart
Looking at Matthew 7:24–27, it speaks about hearing the Word and doing it. That is what the rock represents. If we hear His Word and act on it, we become firm and unshakable. When the Word says we should pray and not faint, it means God wants us to pray. So what will you do? You will pray.
Pray in any condition—whether loudly or quietly, awake or sleepy, sitting or standing, in pain or in joy—just pray. You may not do it perfectly, but do it rightly. When you do this, you build stability and strength. Do it like your life depends on it—because it truly does. It is trusting God that keeps you doing His Word even when it feels like help is nowhere to be found. But help comes from God.
Your Heart Is the Battleground
You may be asking, “How will I handle this? How will I get through this?” No. Take every “How will I…” and lay it on the Rock until it becomes “My God will…” Trust is a heart matter. We are not leaning with our bodies—we are leaning with our hearts. That is where the real battle takes place.
Proverbs 4:23 (KJV)
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
This is not about part of your heart—it is all your heart. The battlefield is the heart. And no one goes into battle and stays passive—you will lose. In the parable of the sower, your heart is the soil and God’s Word is the seed. The enemy works hard to ensure that what God has planted does not grow. Sometimes he steals the Word; other times he uses pressure, distraction, or confusion. His goal is simple: to stop you from trusting God.
He wants you double-minded, weighing options outside of God. But once that happens, you cannot receive from Him. Your heart was not designed to be divided. That is why Scripture says: trust in the Lord with all your heart.
A Heart Focused on One Master
Matthew 6:24 shows us that we cannot serve two masters. Our hearts were designed to focus on one. Focus on Jesus. Lean fully on Him. When you gave your life to Christ, you received a new heart—a heart that desires to do God’s will.
Ezekiel 11:19 (KJV)
And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh.
Your heart was designed to receive from God. Rest in His ability, and you will begin to see His hand at work in your life.
Conclusion: Trust Starts in the Heart
Trust is not a statement—it is a posture of the heart. When your heart leans fully on God, your life becomes stable regardless of circumstances. Stop saying it casually—live it intentionally. That is the true meaning of trusting God.
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