Okay, here’s my attempt at a blog post in the style you described, about “10 Reasons to Trust God,” focusing on my personal journey and keeping it super informal:
So, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about trust, and specifically, trusting God. It’s something I’ve wrestled with, you know? Like, I want to trust, but sometimes it feels…hard. So I decided to actually sit down and figure out why I should trust God. I grabbed a pen and paper, started brainstorming, and I wanted to record the whole messy process.
First, I just stared at the blank page. Seriously, for like a good five minutes. “Trust God,” I wrote at the top, and then…nothing. My mind was blank. Then I thought, “Okay, dummy, start with what you do know.” So I started listing things I’ve been stressed about lately: work deadlines, bills, that weird noise my car is making…the usual stuff.
Then, I wrote down, under the heading ‘reasons’, ‘He’s always been there’. I remember going through my old journal and finding that even during my hardest time, He was always with me.
My Little Experiment
I needed to make it less abstract, i thought. So I decided to create a mini-experiment for myself. I thought to make a list of 10 reasons, and I’d reflect on each one, every day for a week. And write it all down. Like a trust diary.
- He’s Got a Plan: I Wrote this one down first. Even when things seem crazy, I know He’s in control.
- Peace of Mind: When I worry, He gives me peace. It is recorded.
- Strength in Weakness: When I feel incapable, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
- Unconditional Love: No matter what, I am always loved,I know it.
- Forgiveness: When I mess up, He forgives me.
- Guidance: He guides me on the right path, if only I’d listen.
- Provision: He has always provided, just maybe not the way I thought.
- Hope for the Future: With Him, there’s always hope.
- Eternal Life: How great thou art.
- He’s Faithful: He keeps His promises, always.
I began to put it into practice. It wasn’t some magical instant transformation. Some days, I’d read through my list and still feel anxious. But other days, something would click. I remember one day, I was super stressed about a presentation at work, and I read the “Peace of Mind” reason. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and actually felt a sense of calm wash over me. It was…pretty cool.
I found, I had actually started to relax a bit. Like, not totally Zen-master level relaxed, but better. I was sleeping a little easier, not snapping at my family as much, and I was approaching it with more of an attitude. And I realised that the whole process, the thinking, the writing, the reflecting, It was a really helpful one. I’ll do it again, maybe with another title.
So, yeah, that’s my super un-scientific, very personal experiment in trusting God. It’s a journey, not a destination, right? And I’m definitely still on that journey.
