Faith…

There is something happening in me in this season that I cannot fully explain.

Because if you look at my circumstances, you might wonder how I am still standing. I have stepped away from what was familiar, entered a season filled with uncertainty, and found myself carrying questions that I cannot answer yet. Some days, my mind feels overwhelmed. My human eyes see what is missing, my circumstances give me reasons to worry, and my flesh wants to know how everything is going to work out.

But somewhere beneath all that noise, my spirit is finding rest in God.

And that is what makes this season so profound to me.

I am learning that faith does not mean I never feel fear. It means fear is no longer the authority by which I make every decision. I can acknowledge the storm without allowing the storm to become my god. I can feel the weight of uncertainty and still open my Bible, find His promises, and feel my soul rejoice.

When I think about Noah, I imagine what it must have required to build something so enormous before the rain came, obeying God when the evidence around him did not yet reflect what was coming. Scripture tells us Noah acted in faith because he took God at His word (Hebrews 11:7).

And I wonder how many times obedience must have looked unreasonable to those who could not see what God had revealed to him.

I am not Noah, and I will not assume that every decision I make carries the same kind of calling. But his story reminds me of something I desperately need in this season: I cannot measure the wisdom of trusting God solely by what my eyes can see today.

I know what it feels like to make decisions based on my own understanding, trying to secure my future with my own strength. I have lived through the disappointment of realizing that what I thought was best was not always what was best for me. And now, here I am again, in unfamiliar territory, learning to surrender the outcome instead of trying to control every detail.

Proverbs 3:5–6 tells me to trust in the Lord with all my heart and not lean on my own understanding.

That Word is becoming more than something I quote. It is becoming something I have to live.

Because what happens when my eyes see uncertainty, but God’s Word reminds me of His faithfulness? What happens when my mind is overwhelmed, but my soul still finds reasons to worship?

I am learning that the presence of fear does not mean the absence of faith.

Sometimes faith looks like tears on my face and a Bible open in my hands. Sometimes it looks like going to sleep without having all the answers. Sometimes it looks like waking up to the same circumstances and choosing to trust God again.

And sometimes, the greatest evidence of God’s work in me is not that everything around me has changed, but that something within me is learning to remain anchored while everything around me feels unstable.

I am tired, yes. I have moments of loneliness, yes. I still need answers, provision, direction, and the reassurance that I am not walking this road alone. I will not pretend otherwise.

But I also cannot deny the peace I find when I turn my attention back to Him.

Philippians 4:7 speaks of “the peace of God, which passeth all understanding.”

Perhaps that is what I am experiencing: not the absence of difficult circumstances, but a peace that does not make sense when measured by those circumstances.

My mind may still be processing the storm, but my soul is learning to rest in the character of the One who holds me through it.

So I will keep building what I believe God has placed before me, one faithful step at a time. I will seek His wisdom, do the work required of me, and trust Him with what I cannot control.

I don’t need to pretend I am fearless to prove that I have faith.

I only need to keep bringing my fear to the feet of Jesus.

And if this season is teaching me anything, it is this:

I can be surrounded by uncertainty and still have hope. I can feel overwhelmed and still worship. I can be walking through a chapter I do not understand and still trust the God whose character has never changed.

I don’t know everything that is ahead of me. I refuse to manufacture promises God has not made. But I know His Word is true, His grace is sufficient, and His presence is not limited to the seasons when life makes sense.

The storm may still be outside.

The questions may still be unanswered.

But today, I am choosing to keep my eyes on Jesus.

Because my circumstances may describe what I am walking through, but they do not get the final word over the God in whom I have placed my trust. 🙏🏻❤️

—Maria Castaneda©️

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