Trust sounds beautiful until it interrupts momentum. It sounds faithful until it slows you down. It sounds spiritual until you are already in the middle of something and realize you never paused to pray.
Today’s reflection is about the moments when trusting God feels inconvenient, not comforting. The moments when trust asks for time, surrender, and patience right when pressure is rising.
When Control Feels Faster Than Trust
Over the holidays, I noticed how easily trust can get bypassed. I planned gatherings, cooked dishes, and moved from one task to the next. Sometimes I was already in the middle of an event before I realized I had not prayed. Not because I did not believe in prayer, but because prayer felt like it would slow things down.
That is when trust starts to feel inconvenient. Time feels tight. Expectations are high. I underestimate how long something will take, a dish takes longer than planned, and pressure builds. Control feels faster than trust in those moments.
Scripture reminds me, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him” (Proverbs 3:5–6). Acknowledging God is not meant to come after things unravel. It is meant to come before.
Author Corrie ten Boom once wrote, “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” Trust does not eliminate uncertainty. It reframes it.
What Trust Interrupts in Me
When I choose trust, I lose the illusion of control. I lose the feeling that everything depends on me getting it right. Control promises predictability, but it rarely delivers peace.
When I resist trust, my body reacts quickly. Tension settles in. Pressure builds. Restlessness and tightness take over. I start overplanning and trying to fix everything on my own.
Jesus reminds us, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you” (John 14:27). Peace is not produced by control. It is received through trust.
Writer Elisabeth Elliot once said, “Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.” Trust redirects anxiety instead of feeding it.
Soul Insights
1. Trust often feels inconvenient because it interrupts urgency.
Trust asks for a pause when everything feels rushed and time feels tight. That pause can feel uncomfortable when expectations are already pressing in. Urgency convinces me that slowing down will cost me something. Trust quietly insists that rushing will cost more. The discomfort is often the doorway.
2. Control promises speed, but costs peace.
Trying to control outcomes feels efficient in the moment. It creates the illusion that everything depends on my effort. Over time, that illusion turns into pressure and frustration. Peace slips away quietly while I am busy managing. Control moves fast, but it never settles the heart.
3. The body reveals resistance before the mind does.
Tension and tightness show up before I consciously recognize what is happening. Restlessness becomes a signal that trust has been sidelined. The body reacts honestly even when the mind rationalizes. These physical cues are not weaknesses. They are invitations to pause and pray.
4. Trust does not remove responsibility.
Trust does not excuse inaction or carelessness. It changes how responsibility is carried. When God is acknowledged early, effort feels lighter. When God is invited late, stress has already taken root. Trust reorders the weight, not the work.
5. Peace is both the cost and the gift of trust.
Peace is often the first thing I lose when I resist trust. Anxiety fills the space where peace once lived. Returning to trust restores what was lost. Control can never replicate that exchange. Peace always responds to surrender.
Final Thoughts
Trust is not inconvenient because it is ineffective.
It is inconvenient because it refuses to rush.
Today, I am learning to pause sooner.
To pray before pressure takes over.
To choose peace over control.
Your Turn
Where has trust felt inconvenient for you lately?
What might change if you paused before trying to fix everything?
A Gentle Companion
If this reflection resonates, my book 17 Syllables of Me was written from the same place of learning to trust slowly. Each poem is a brief pause, a reminder that peace does not come from control, but from surrender. It is a quiet companion for moments when trust feels difficult but necessary.
Thank you for taking the time to read! 🤗
© 2026 Amelie Chambord
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