Week 3 Day 1 – I can Trust God
- Jun 8
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June 8, 2026
Today at Son Seekers:
Your child learned that they can trust God even when they do not understand everything. We talked about how God is good, wise, loving, and faithful — and how He helps us take the next right step when we feel unsure.
Today’s Simple Truth:
I can trust God even when I do not understand everything.
Bible Verse We Talked About:
Proverbs 3:5 (New International Reader’s Version)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
Do not depend on your own understanding.
In Simple Words:
Trusting God does not mean we always know what will happen next. It does not mean we never have questions or never feel unsure.
Trusting God means we remember who God is. God is good. God loves us. God is wise. God sees what we cannot see. When we do not understand everything, we can pray, ask for help, and take the next right step.
Today, children were reminded that they do not have to figure everything out by themselves.
Ask Your Child:
What does it mean to trust God?
When is a time someone might feel unsure or not know what to do?
What is one next right step you can take when you feel unsure?
Try This Together:
As a family, talk about one situation where someone might not know what will happen next. It could be trying something new, waiting for an answer, making a choice, or feeling nervous.
Then ask:
“What do we know is true about God?”
You can say together:
“God is good. God loves us. God helps us. We can trust Him.”
Simple Prayer Option:
If praying out loud is new for your family, you can simply read this together:
“God, thank You that we can trust You. When we do not understand everything, help us remember that You are good, wise, loving, and faithful. Help us take the next right step with You. Amen.”
If You Are New to This:
You do not have to explain everything perfectly. A simple sentence like, “We can trust God even when we do not know the whole plan,” is a great place to start.
Faith conversations with children can be simple, honest, and short.
Parent Encouragement:
Children learn trust by watching how adults handle uncertainty. When they see you pause, pray, ask for wisdom, or take one next step instead of needing every answer right away, they are seeing trust lived out in real life.
God is trustworthy with your child, and He is trustworthy with you too.
Adult Devotion:
Trusting When You Cannot See the Whole Path
Scripture: Proverbs 3:5 NIV
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
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Reflection Time:
Bigger Than I thought - Passion ft. Sean Curran
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Devotional Reading:
Trust sounds simple until we are asked to practice it.
Proverbs 3:5 invites us to trust in the Lord with all our heart. Not just with the parts of life that feel settled. Not just with the questions that already have answers. Not just with the plans that seem to be working. Trust reaches into the places where we feel unsure, stretched, disappointed, confused, or out of control.
For children, trust often shows up in simple but real ways. They may not know how a new activity will go. They may feel nervous joining a group. They may not understand why plans changed. They may feel unsure about a friendship, a correction, or a choice. They are learning that they do not have to understand everything to trust God.
Adults are learning the same thing.
We may be older, more experienced, and more capable, but we still face moments where we do not know the whole path. We want clarity before we move. We want answers before we trust. We want control before we feel peace. We want to know that everything will work out the way we hope.
But trust does not begin when we finally understand everything. Trust begins when we remember who God is.
God is good. God is wise. God is faithful. God is patient. God sees what we cannot see. God is not confused by what confuses us.
Trusting God does not mean pretending hard things are easy. It does not mean ignoring questions or acting like uncertainty does not matter. It does not mean we stop thinking, planning, working, or seeking wise counsel.
Trust means we do those things while remembering that we are not carrying life alone.
There may be an area of your life right now where you feel pressure to figure everything out. Maybe it is a family concern, a work decision, a relationship, a child, a responsibility, a financial question, a health worry, or simply the weight of many small things at once. Proverbs 3:5 does not ask you to deny that pressure. It invites you to bring it under the care of a trustworthy God.
Sometimes trust looks like taking one next step instead of demanding the whole map.
One honest prayer. One wise conversation. One patient response. One act of obedience. One moment of surrender. One decision to stop rehearsing every possible outcome and remember that God is present.
Today, you may not know the whole plan. You may not have every answer. You may not feel completely settled.
But you can trust the One who does know, who does see, and who does remain faithful.
Adult Reflection Questions:
1.Where do I most need God’s help right now?
2. Do I find it easy or difficult to admit when I need help? Why?
3. What might the “next right step” look like for me today?
Simple Prayer:
“God, thank You that You are my refuge and strength. Thank You that I do not have to carry everything alone. Help me admit where I need You. Give me wisdom, patience, courage, and peace for the next step. Remind me that You are present with me today. Amen.”
Optional Next Step:
Sometime today, pause before responding to a stressful moment and pray quietly:
“God, help me take the next right step.”
