Let me be honest—
I love a good plan. A five-step strategy. A mapped-out vision with bullet points and backup routes.
I love knowing what’s coming.
It makes me feel safe.
But lately?
God hasn’t been giving me a plan.
He’s been giving me moments.
Moments that stretch me, quiet me, reroute me, and ask me to trust without clarity.
And trusting God in real time?
It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to learn.
Real-time trust doesn’t come with a roadmap.
It comes with a whisper: “Are you willing to move before it all makes sense?”
It comes with blank pages, canceled plans, and doors you thought were yours slamming shut.
It comes with you looking around, asking:
“God, I thought I was ready. Why does this feel like falling apart instead of falling into place?”
But what I’m learning is this:
Trust isn’t built when everything is going right. It’s built in the silence between what you prayed for and what hasn’t shown up yet.
I had to learn that surrender doesn’t mean giving up—it means letting go of my way.
Letting go of the fantasy timeline.
Letting go of the need to control the outcome.
Letting go of my obsession with being “prepared enough.”
Because sometimes, God doesn’t want your preparation—He wants your presence.
He wants your obedience in the uncertainty.
He wants your yes even when you’re trembling.
Here’s what learning to trust God in real time has looked like for me:
Saying yes to opportunities I didn’t feel fully ready for
Leaving spaces I prayed to enter, because I no longer belonged there
Pausing projects that used to bring me life, because they were now draining me
Listening more, striving less
Being okay with not being “on fire” but still being faithful
I’ve had to stop asking for a five-year vision and start asking for today’s instructions.
If you’re in this space—where nothing looks clear but you know you’re being called to trust—try this:
1. Start your day with surrender.
Before the to-do list. Before the scroll.
Say: “God, interrupt my plan if You need to. I trust You more than I trust my own control.”
2. Accept that clarity often comes in hindsight.
Don’t wait for the whole staircase—just take the next step you do see.
3. Stop needing to “feel ready.”
Obedience won’t always feel comfortable.
Move anyway. Speak anyway. Begin anyway.
4. Pay attention to peace.
God’s plan often sounds like stillness, not pressure.
If the plan is stressing your soul, it might be time to let it go.
You don’t need to figure everything out. You just need to stay open.
Let this be your reminder:
You’re not falling behind when the plan shifts—you’re being aligned in real time.
What feels like delay might actually be divine protection.
What feels like loss might actually be redirection.
And what looks like confusion might actually be the start of your clearest season yet.
If you’re learning to walk with God moment by moment,
If you’re trying to surrender the plan without collapsing in fear,
If you’re trusting without the full picture—
You’re doing sacred work.
You’re walking by faith.
And that… is more than enough.
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