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When You Love God But Still Feel Lost

You may not see the whole road, but you can trust the One who sees the end from the beginning.

Jennifer Collins
When You Love God But Still Feel Lost

I remember in 2022 when my family suddenly had to relocate to another state. Honestly, we had barely heard anything about that place except on the news. It felt like God had taken us in the exact opposite direction of what we had asked for.

But we went.

Looking back now, I smile because what felt like a wrong turn became one of our greatest testimonies. Within three years, we achieved things we had struggled with for years.

Abraham probably felt something similar when God told him to leave his country without showing him the destination.

“By faith Abraham… obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.” Hebrews 11:8.

Sometimes God's direction doesn't make sense immediately.

Proverbs 3:5–6 reminds us to trust Him rather than our own understanding.

You may not understand the road today, but keep walking with God. The direction that looks wrong to you may be the road God is using to lead you somewhere greater.

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