MY VICTORY VERSES || Trusting Like the Birds

In MY VICTORY VERSES, we will explore key Bible verses that have shaped my life recovery journey since 2005. After sharing how these verses impacted me, we will dive into their meaning and how they bring lasting victory. This column publishes on the 3rd Friday of each month in 2025.

“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? … See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” — Matthew 6:26-30 (NIV)

I’ve been reading The Answer to Anxiety by Joyce Meyer for my daily devotional—honestly, I think it may become a lifelong companion. On page 28, she shares her 4th key to overcoming anxiety: Trust God.

It sounds simple enough… but some days, it honestly feels a little scary. Trusting God isn’t always easy, especially when you’re a natural planner like me—someone who wants a clear step-by-step map before taking a leap of faith.

So, I asked the Lord, “How can I trust You better?”
And right then, my eyes drifted to a tree outside my window. I saw my pup Lola resting peacefully nearby. I noticed the flowers on my patio. And I remembered Jesus’ words in Matthew 6…

“Look at the birds… the flowers… the grass…”

And that was it.
That was my answer.

I want to be a bird.

I want to trust God like a bird—completely and instinctively, like it’s built into my DNA. I want to live a life so rooted in His care that I no longer strive to trust Him, I just do. Because He is who He says He is.

It’s funny—my husband is a visionary entrepreneur, and for him, trust seems to come easily. He’s wired to take risks and leap into the unknown. But for me, trust has been more like learning how to rest in midair, like a bird that’s learning to fly—wobbly, sometimes hesitant, but determined.

So, I asked God to give me a rhythm—something gentle, something real. Not a checklist, but a sacred practice.

A Gentle Path to Birdlike Trust

A Spirit-nurtured rhythm for learning to trust God

1. Notice the Provision (Morning Meditation)
  Each morning, look at something natural—birds, flowers, even your pup. Whisper:
  “Lord, I see how You care for this. Will You help me believe You care for me, too?”
2. Name the Fear (Honest Confession)
  Don’t pretend it’s easy. Say it plainly:
  “Lord, it’s hard for me to trust You with ___. I’m scared because ___. But I bring it to You anyway.”
3. Remember His Record (Faith Anchoring)
  Write down one time—big or small—that He’s come through for you.
  “You were faithful when ___. I remember, Lord.”
4. Release Control (The Bird Prayer)
  Speak this prayer or your own version. Then say:
  “I choose to release this. Help me trust like the bird—today, just for today.”
5. Receive His Peace (Stillness Practice)
  Sit for 2 minutes in silence, hands open.
  “I receive Your peace in place of my striving. I am Yours.”
6. Repeat Daily
  You may not feel different right away, but trust grows in repetition—like a bird building a nest, twig by twig.

A Prayer for Birdlike Trust

Lord, You said, “Look at the birds…” So today, I do.
I watch how they flutter without fear,
how they trust that each sunrise brings enough.

Teach me, Lord, to trust You like that—
to believe that You see me, feed me, know me, and hold me.

Make trust my default, not my last resort.
Build it into my bones,
bake it into my breath,
so that I don’t have to try so hard to believe—
I just do, like the birds and the lilies and the grass.

I don’t want to strive to trust You.
I want to live trust,
like it’s written in the rhythm of my soul.

I will trust You today,
not because everything is certain,
but because You are.

Amen.