As a Christian I want to say that I am always trying to follow God’s plan and that I have endless patience while I wait on the Lord. But, just like we all are, I am human and there are days (weeks, months…) that I really struggle with trusting God’s plan and being still and knowing that He is God.
Right now our family is in the middle of a transitional period; a season that’s really challenging my patience and my faith in God’s timing. C.A. and I graduated last year and we are working on continuing our education at a different university that is across the country. We unexpectedly decided to stay in Michigan for a year longer than we had planned. C.A.’s daughter moved in with us and we didn’t want to upend her life in her final year of high school, so we stayed long enough for her to graduate and get into college. Now we are working on growing our business and moving across the country.
It has been a much more winding road than we had anticipated. We are doing a lot more waiting on the Lord than we would like. There have been many days that I can’t understand why God has allowed us to be in the positions and situations in which we have found ourselves. I try my hardest to remember that God’s plan is not my plan and that His plan is always infinitely better than my plan. But as someone that really likes to arrange and be in control of my life it can be really hard for me to “Let Go and Let God”, as they say. So, today I am going to share with you some Bible verses about God’s plan that help me to remember that God is in control. I am also including Bible based affirmations that are derived from these verses.
If you’re in a season of change or delay, I hope these verses bring you peace and encouragement. Trusting God’s plan is an intentional thing, one that we have to actively choose to do everyday, especially when things aren’t going the way that we imagined. But God’s timing is never wrong, and He always shows up right on time.
10 Bible Verses About Trusting God’s Plan
- Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.” - Jeremiah 29:11
“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” - Isaiah 55:8-9
“‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord. ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.’“ - Romans 8:28
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” - Psalm 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God.” - Ecclesiastes 3:1
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” - Lamentations 3:25-26
“The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.” - Psalm 37:5
“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this.” - Galatians 6:9
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” - Hebrews 10:23
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.”
10 Christian Affirmations Based on These Verses
- God is guiding my steps, even when I don’t see the way.
- God’s plan for my life is filled with hope and purpose.
- God’s ways are higher, and I trust His wisdom over my own.
- Everything is working together for my good because I love God.
- I can be still, because God is in control.
- This season has a purpose, and I trust God’s timing.
- Waiting on the Lord strengthens my soul.
- I commit my plans to God and trust that He is faithful.
- I will keep going. My breakthrough is coming.
- God keeps His promises, and my hope in Him is secure.