Why is it so difficult to let go and let God?

In my case, it's trust issues that are a result of my life before Christ. It's the feeling that God really doesn't care or want the best for me, that I will end up miserable, etc. Working on this because God has showed me a lot of love the past few days.

I believe it's all about perseverance AND trust.

Sometimes we take it into our own hands because we cannot see immediate results and we don't have the full picture. And we all know that we WANT the full picture. We WANT to know if we're going somewhere. This is the primary problem with sight, that because we see, we demand we see everything. Like Little Thomases we demand from God more than what he has planned to give at the time, we want to see results!

Faith is about putting our hopes on a future that we cannot yet see, and yet cling to that hope with all our hearts. Trusting God is hard when we don't know his will. And even if we do know his will, trusting God can still be hard when trials discourage us and tempt us to take things in our own hands. More often than not, this impatience will lead to our own misfortune. We cannot see the future nor the full picture, so we cannot know the repercussions of what we are about to do. There is a reason why God doesn't want you to do this or that and simply rely on Him to provide you with avenues to pursue when the time comes.

There is a time and season for everything. Sometimes, it is not yet the reason for harvest, so we must wait until that season comes. But wheat grows and mature slowly. Seasons pass too slowly. And we want to see results too quickly. Sometimes we cannot wait on God because we have not yet learned how to leave it to Him and focus on other things.

Because we are not perfect!
It's good that you know not to worry, and that you can go several days without worrying. I too worry way too much. When I find myself worrying, I read Bible passages about God's promises, and it always calms me down.
This is my "cure":

I pray Psalm 55:1-2, 5-8
then I read Psalm 55: 22, Psalm 56:3-4
I then pray Psalm 57:1-3
Then read Psalm 62:1-2,5-8 & Psalm 63:5-8 & Psalm 68:19
I pray Psalm 70:4-5 & Psalm 86:1-7, 11-13
Then read Proverbs 3:5-7, 24-26
And then I read 1 John 1:9
..and by now I always feel much better!!

Many times we want a certain outcome, so we're not really trusting God. If we can be okay with God throwing us under the bus, then we can let go.

Good observation.

And then there's knowing what to do next, and rationalizing it away, then asking God why things aren't working.

A lifelong struggle inside ourselves.

parsley said:

Good observation.

And then there's knowing what to do next, and rationalizing it away, then asking God why things aren't working.

A lifelong struggle inside ourselves.

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Right. People talk about how we should do what Jesus did. Jesus trusted God and God sent him to the Cross.

sk8brdkd said:

I am not ok if he decides to throw me under the bus this time. Not with what this particular situation is about. Probably why it's affecting me so badly bc I'm afraid to trust him n let go n that it'll work out ok instead of the way I don't want. Can't handle these things.

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God would not throw you under a bus satan would and he loves to lie to us about the character of God.
You need to ask the Holy Spirit to speak to you and reveal to you the Truth about God the Father and this comes by reading God's Word and allowing His Truth to speak to your heart.

sk8brdkd said:

I am not ok if he decides to throw me under the bus this time. Not with what this particular situation is about. Probably why it's affecting me so badly bc I'm afraid to trust him n let go n that it'll work out ok instead of the way I don't want. Can't handle these things.

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Job and Jesus are examples of how far things can go. In the end God makes things right, but there are times when each of those faced misery and pain and through it all they trusted God.

If you are defiant in facing 'whateveryoufear' then it will be hard to trust and be at peace with whatever happens.

sk8brdkd said:

in prayer that is, why is it so hard to truly let go of our problems and give them to God and let him handle the problems for us since he already knows the outcome of the issues. Why do we as Christians have a hard time of fully letting go? ...

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It means admitting you were wrong, so you may have missed out of blessings for years.
It helps to see this life from God's perspective, it's all about learning that he knows & loves us better than we do ourselves, you have to lose your life to find it. Looking at the promises of God will help you let go & let God, as you walk towards something it gets bigger & more details & what you walk away from becomes less important.

It will seem hard but you are developing your relationship with God & losing the old cruel lord, the flesh.