Silence Anxiety and Fear: Trusting God Through Life’s Seasons

Have you ever found yourself in a season so full of blessings that it almost feels unreal? Those “pinch me, I must be dreaming” moments where everything you once prayed for seems to be unfolding before your eyes? And yet, instead of resting in gratitude, you find yourself waiting for the other shoe to drop. Doubt and insecurity creep in, planting sinister thoughts that this goodness won’t last.

That’s where I’ve found myself recently. I’m in a relationship with a man who loves me with gentleness and strength. I landed my dream job, in the very city I once only dreamed of living in. On the surface, everything seems beautifully aligned. But what most people don’t see is what came right before this season. The heartbreak of my first serious relationship ending without warning. The pain of losing my job when I thought I was up for a promotion. The betrayal that fractured a long-cherished friendship.

Before that happened, my life felt like an intricate Lego set built to look exactly how I wanted. But in an instant, it all came crashing down. Swept off the table, scattered and broken into pieces I couldn’t even recognise, much less rebuild. It was one of the lowest points of my life.

Those days feel like a distant nightmare now, but at the time, I couldn’t eat or sleep. All I could do was cry and pray. I remember telling God, “I don’t understand why this is happening, but I trust You. And if You’ve allowed the Lego set of my life to shatter, then I know it’s only because You want to rebuild it Your way.” And He did just that. God began to restore my life. Slowly, gently and purposefully. He didn’t put it back the way it was, but He rebuilt it better than ever before.

Yet fear still creeps in. Fear that these blessings won’t last. Fear that I don’t deserve them. Fear of waking up to loss once again.

This tension between fear and faith is nothing new. Psalm 56 captures this so beautifully. David, on the run from King Saul, takes refuge in the enemy city of Gath, where he is then captured. Surrounded by danger, David’s fear is real. Yet, in Psalm 56:3, he declares, “When I am afraid, I will trust in You.” David doesn’t deny his fear; instead, he responds with faith. He deliberately puts his trust in God’s protection and His justice.

Life’s uncertainties often stir fear and anxiety, casting a shadow over our view of the future. Patterns like perfectionism, low self-esteem, catastrophising and all-or-nothing thinking can make our worries feel even heavier. But when we begin to recognise these patterns, we gain insight into the roots of our anxiety, and with that awareness comes the opportunity for growth and healing.

Proverbs 3:5–6 encourages us: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Choosing to trust God rather than succumbing to fear brings a peace that surpasses comprehension.

Trusting in God’s promises doesn’t erase uncertainty, but it shifts our focus. Instead of trying to control everything, we choose to fix our eyes on the King, the One who is in control. His love becomes our guide, our peace and the strength that carries us through life’s unpredictable tides.

Psalm 56:10–13 “In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise — in God I trust and am not afraid. What can man do to me? I am under vows to you, my God; I will present my thank offerings to you. For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.”