Faith as Trust, Not Control

The author of Hebrews unpacks the holy priesthood of Christ from chapters 5 through 10. Jesus Christ, the believer’s high priest, is revealed through His full humanity and His role as the sacrificial offering for sin. For this event—Christ’s atoning death followed by His resurrection—to be applied to the life of the believer, there must be faith. Faith is the focus of Hebrews 11. 

Hebrews 11:1–2 (CSB)  

1Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. 2For by this our ancestors were approved.  

Faith is reliance on God’s promises when outcomes are unseen. 

 In discipleship—and in recovery—coming to terms with both the limits and destructiveness of control, along with our powerlessness, pushes us beyond our comfort zone. The continuum between obsessive control and surrendered powerlessness reveals the true nature of discipleship and leads to growth in recovery. Hebrews 11:3–6 introduces us to faithful servants who followed God’s promises even when outcomes were unseen. 

 Abel offered to God a better sacrifice and was approved—Enoch did not experience death because he pleased God (Heb. 11:4–5). 

Hebrews 11:6 (CSB)  

6Now without faith it is impossible to please God, since the one who draws near to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.  

Trust Christ, not your control—he is faithful even when you cannot see the outcome. 
Lay down the need to manage everything and step forward in simple, obedient trust today. 
Join us Monday night at Celebrate Recovery—for good food, worship, and community—and walk this journey of faith together.