Trusting God

"For many years in my own pilgrimage of seeking to come to a place of trusting God at all times- I am still far from the end of the journey- I was a prisoner to my feelings. I mistakenly thought I could not trust God unless I felt like trusting Him (which I almost never did in times of adversity). Now I am learning that trusting God is first of all a matter of the will, and is not dependent on my feelings. I choose to trust God and my feelings eventually follow."

Trusting God Even When Life Hurts, Jerry Bridges, p. 194-195