Episode 16 // trust or stress?

Sometimes life interrupts the plan—and sometimes the closer you get to a breakthrough, the more it feels like everything is falling apart.

In this drive-and-talk episode, I reflect on being forced to slow down after getting sick, learning to loosen my grip on my never-ending to-do list, and trusting God when what I see doesn’t seem to match what He said.

Faith isn’t about everything looking right. It’s about trusting that God is still our source, provider, protector, and the One ordering our steps—even in the waiting.

So when life gets overwhelming and the promise hasn’t manifested yet, the question becomes: Are we going to trust, or are we going to stress?

Scriptures to Reflect On

• Galatians 6:9

• Proverbs 3:5–6

• 2 Corinthians 5:7

• Numbers 23:19

• 2 Corinthians 1:20

• Genesis 12:1–4; 21:1–7

• Isaiah 55:8–9

• Philippians 4:19

• Romans 4:20-21