Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

You’re not alone in your trial

7 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this devotional message, the speaker shares personal experience of feeling distant from God and waiting for answers, acknowledging the temptation to demand certainty during trials. He argues that striving to control outcomes blinds believers to God’s work, and encourages a posture of surrender—releasing the illusion of control and trusting God even when answers are unsatisfying. He reassures listeners that they are not the first or last to feel abandoned, emphasizing that God has faithfully helped previous generations and will continue to do so. The overall purpose is to comfort and motivate believers to trust God amid hardship.

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Look, I've been there. I know what it feels like to imagine that God is a million miles away. I know what it feels like to wait on an answer and not even be sure if it's coming in the form that you want. And during times like these, I've been tempted, and I know maybe you've been tempted, to demand certainties. But here's the thing. In these trials, when we seek to control the outcome, When we obsess over what we think should be the perfectly ideal circumstance, we miss what God wants to do. And this is where trust and surrender and faith come into play. And really, when we come to this place of surrender, now we're not gripping so tightly onto the control that we never really had in the first place. Instead, we're releasing our illusion of control and we're saying, Lord, I trust you. And I know that can be frustrating, and I know that's not always the answer we want to hear. You're not the first one to ever go through a trial where you felt like you weren't going to make it. You're not the first one to feel like maybe God's abandoned you. You're not the first. You won't be the last. You're not alone. And if God has helped his people over the past few generations, of course he's going to be faithful to you as well.