Walking By Faith - Angel Powell

DAY 15

01/26/2026

VERSES TO READ:

Genesis 22
1 Samuel 17:37
Romans 8:28
Proverbs 16:9
Psalms 145:17; Proverbs 2:8

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:

In what situations have you not put your trust in God and His timing? Instead of trying to control the person / situation / timing yourself, pray and ask God to intervene, according to His will, and then step back and allow God to do His work.
Do you have faith that God knows what is best for you and your life, and that His timing is perfect? If not, ask God to help you have patience and faith in His timing. Ask God to help you develop your faith and learn to wait for Him.

PRAYER TO PRAY:

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for being faithful in my life. Please be with me in this situation to help my faith to grow and remember that Your timing is perfect. I ask you to guide my steps according to Your will. Please give me peace in the waiting. Help me to grow and mature in Your love and not feel the need to control others and the situations around me. Please be with my loved ones and show them Your Glory. Help them to remember that You are the Way, the Truth and the Life. Protect and guide my family and me in this time of waiting. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

We’ve all heard it said before- “just have faith”. We’ve heard it from our pastor as well as from family and friends. We read it in the words of the Bible. We understand that we should trust in God’s timing and His will for our lives and for the lives of our loved ones.

We also know how incredibly hard it can be to just let go and not worry that God’s timing isn’t right. But we aren’t the only ones who have struggled to trust; throughout scripture we see countless examples of God’s people learning to lean on Him, even when it doesn’t come easily.

In Genesis 22, we learn about the unimaginable faith of Abraham when he was asked by God to sacrifice his son Isaac. Abraham obeyed God, acting in faith, believing that God knew what was best. In the end, we know that because of his father’s faith, Isaac’s life was saved and Abraham’s faithfulness to God was established.

We all have heard about the story of David and Goliath: In 1 Samuel 17, after David had volunteered to stand up to the giant who had come against Israel and blasphemed God, David said to King Saul, “the Lord will deliver me”. David had faith that God would see him through the challenge of fighting the giant, and this trust in God’s power led to his courageous victory against Goliath and the defeat of Israel’s enemy.

In Matthew 14, we see how Peter trusted Jesus when he stepped out of the boat and walked on water. As long as he kept his eyes on Jesus, he stayed on top of the waves.

We see these examples in the Bible time and time again, but we often still lack faith that “in all things, God works for the good of those who love him” (Romans 8:28). As humans, we do have free will of choice in our lives, which sometimes comes with consequences that God didn’t intend for us, but we also must remember Proverbs 16:9, which tells us, “In their hearts, humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps”.

God knows the best path for us and for our loved ones. He wants the best for us. He will guide us and direct us, but we must step aside and let God lead us. We should not spend time worrying, but instead pray and have faith, knowing that God will be with us and guide us when we ask. With God in control, we can know that everything will be used for his glory. All of our waiting and all of our suffering will be used, possibly to mold us into the person God wants us to be, or to be an example of His love and power for someone else. We can come to God in prayer and ask that His will be done, not ours. He knows what is best and He is faithful to lead us there.