10/01/2026
Trust God in Every Situation
“Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” — Matthew 8:26
Have you ever stopped to think about this:
How is it that we can put our faith in Christ for our salvation, but then struggle to put our trust in God when we face a difficult situation?
We trust Jesus with our eternity, but sometimes we struggle to trust Him with our finances, our families, our health, our relationships, our future, or the circumstances we cannot control.
The disciples experienced this same struggle.
In Matthew 8:23–27, Jesus and the disciples were in a boat when a great storm came. The waves were crashing over the boat, and the disciples were terrified. Yet Jesus was sleeping.
They woke Him and cried out for help.
Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then He stood up and commanded the winds and the sea, and everything became calm.
Think about that.
Jesus was in the boat with them the entire time.
The storm did not mean Jesus had left them. His silence did not mean He was unaware. And the waves did not mean they were outside of His care.
Sometimes we look at our circumstances and think, “Where is God? Why isn't He doing something?”
But the question we may need to ask is:
“Do I trust God even while the storm is still raging?”
Then we see Peter in Matthew 14:28–31.
Peter stepped out of the boat and actually walked on water toward Jesus. As long as his eyes were on Jesus, he was moving forward in faith. But when Peter looked at the wind and became afraid, he began to sink.
He cried, “Lord, save me!”
And immediately, Jesus reached out His hand and caught him.
Peter's problem wasn't that Jesus had stopped being trustworthy.
His problem was that he allowed the storm around him to become bigger in his mind than the Savior in front of him.
How often do we do the same thing?
We look at the diagnosis instead of the God who holds our lives.
We look at the bank account instead of the God who provides.
We look at the problem instead of the God who is bigger than the problem.
We look at what we cannot control instead of trusting the One who is in control.
And then there were the disciples who became concerned because they had forgotten to bring bread.
Jesus reminded them of the miracles they had already witnessed. He had fed thousands with very little, yet they were worried about having enough food.
Isn't that just like us?
God has brought us through things before. He has answered prayers before. He has provided before. He has made a way before.
Yet when the next challenge comes, we sometimes act as though God's faithfulness has an expiration date.
But it doesn't.
In Matthew 17:20, Jesus tells His disciples that faith even as small as a mustard seed can move mountains.
The point isn't that we need to manufacture some enormous amount of faith.
The point is that our faith is placed in a great God.
Maybe today your faith feels small.
Maybe you're facing something that seems impossible.
Maybe you don't know how the situation is going to work out.
You don't have to know how.
You simply need to know Who holds you.
Trusting God doesn't mean we won't feel afraid.
It doesn't mean we won't have questions.
It doesn't mean we won't cry.
It means that even when we are afraid, we choose to say:
“God, I don't understand this, but I trust You.”
“I don't know what tomorrow holds, but I know You hold tomorrow.”
“I don't see a way, but I know You are the Way.”
The same Jesus who was with the disciples in the boat is the Jesus we trust today.
The same Jesus who reached out and caught Peter is still faithful.
The same God who provided for His people then is still our provider.
So whatever situation you're facing this morning, don't let the size of your storm determine the size of your faith.
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