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“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.” — Proverbs 3:5–6
Have you ever seen, or played, the trust fall game? Someone stands with their back turned, eyes closed, and lets themselves fall, trusting that someone else will catch them. It sounds simple, but when you really think about it, it asks for more than most people realize. Which part do you think takes more trust, the one who lets go or the one who catches? Most of us answer that question based on what we’ve lived through, because trust is never just a word.
When we trust someone, we’re not handing over something small. We’re giving our confidence, our sense of safety, our hopes, and our vulnerability. Sometimes we’re placing things in someone’s hands that took years to build or heal, our struggles, our fears, our private battles.
And when that trust is broken, it’s not just the word that breaks. Confidence is shaken, security feels threatened, vulnerability pulls back, and something closes off. A wall goes up, not because we want it to, but because our hearts learned how to protect themselves.
In our day-to-day life, when we trust someone with something confidential, something intimate, something painful, it takes that same kind of leap. It’s saying, “I’m going to jump,” believing the other person will handle what we give them with care. And when that doesn’t happen, when words aren’t kept or trust is mishandled, the fall stays with us.
Trusting God is different because He doesn’t handle our hearts the way people sometimes do. He isn’t asking us to trust Him through fear or self-protection. He invites us into a new kind of trust, one that isn’t shaped by past disappointment or the need to stay guarded. God is not human. He does not break trust, forget what we place in His hands, or fail to come through on His word.
As we continue with this fast, we are being invited into a new trust, one that isn’t built on outcomes or timelines. Even when prayers don’t seem answered yet, even when doors stay closed longer than we hoped, we can still trust Him, not because we see everything clearly, but because of who He is. With God, the trust fall is different. We don’t hit the ground, we don’t fall alone, we always land in His arms. When He catches us, He doesn’t let go, He carries us, keeps us safe, and holds us steady. With Him, even when we let go, we are held. That is what trusting God looks like.
- Pastora Daniela Reyes
