Can I Trust God While Everything Falls Apart? — An End-Times Narrative

January 17, 2026 | www.gospelofjesuschrist.blog | River Wilde

The time has come when everything familiar begins to unravel. It did not start all at once, but piece by piece. Systems once trusted will begin to fail. Institutions once respected are beginning to contradict themselves. Leaders will speak confidently, yet offer no real peace. The world will continue functioning on the surface, but underneath it, something is beginning to break.

This is the season the Bible calls the last days.

In this time, security will no longer feel secure. Economies will shake. Wars and rumors of wars will dominate the headlines. Truth will be blurred, and deception will be subtle enough to mislead even sincere believers. What once felt stable will suddenly feel fragile, and many will ask a question they never thought they would need to ask:

Can I trust God when everything falls apart?

For many, faith was built during peaceful times—when food was plentiful, freedom was assumed, and worship cost little. Trusting God was easy when prayers were answered quickly and life followed predictable patterns. But end-time faith is different. It is forged when certainty is gone and control is no longer an option.

As the world begins to fracture, people will naturally search for something solid to stand on. Some will cling to governments. Others to technology. Others to religious systems that promise safety, unity, or survival. But one by one, these supports will prove unable to carry the weight placed upon them.

This is not because God has failed. It is because He is allowing what is temporary to be shaken, so that what is eternal can be revealed.

In the last days, God will not remove His people from hardship immediately. We have seen proof of this already. There are many throughout the world who are struggling as a result of war, and the violent hands of others. Instead, He will reveal where their trust truly rests. When familiar comforts disappear, when social pressure increases, and when following Christ costs something real, faith will be stripped down to its foundation.

And that foundation will either be God Himself—or it will crumble.

The collapse of the world’s systems does not mean God has lost control. It means He is separating truth from illusion. The shaking exposes what cannot last and highlights what has always been unmovable. When everything else falls apart, God remains exactly as He has always been—faithful, present, and sovereign.

Those who trust Him during this time will not be spared from difficulty, but they will be sustained through it. Peace will not come from circumstances improving, but from knowing they are held by something greater than the chaos around them. God’s presence will become more real than material security, and His guidance more valuable than human approval.

Followers of Christ are looking forward to the rescue of the rapture, but there people right now who are going through incredible difficulties, as a result of the “birth pains” of the end times. With each passing day, they realize that “everything is falling apart,” and this faith that I speak of is being challenged.

In these end times, trusting God will no longer be theoretical. It will be practical, daily, and deeply personal. It will mean listening to His voice rather than the crowd. Obeying Him rather than fearing consequences. Standing firm when the world demands compromise.

This season will reveal a powerful truth: God was never meant to be an addition to a comfortable life. He was meant to be the foundation when everything else is removed.

While the world falls apart, God will not fall with it. He becomes clearer. Louder. More necessary than ever before.

And those who place their trust in Him will discover that even in the darkest hour of human history, He is enough.

In fact, it is precisely when everything falls apart that true faith finally stands.

How to Have Faith in God — (KJV-Based)

Faith in God is not something a person is born with, nor is it something that can be forced by effort or emotion. According to the Bible, faith begins when a person hears and believes the truth of God’s Word. “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17, KJV). Faith grows when God’s Word is received as truth and trusted, even when circumstances do not make sense.

Faith starts with understanding who God is. Scripture teaches that God is faithful, unchanging, and cannot lie. “God is not a man, that he should lie” (Numbers 23:19, KJV). To have faith in God is to believe that His character is trustworthy, even when His ways are not immediately understood. Faith does not require full knowledge of the outcome; it requires confidence in the One who controls the outcome.

The Bible makes it clear that faith is essential to pleasing God. “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Hebrews 11:6, KJV). This means faith begins by believing God exists and that He responds to those who seek Him sincerely. Faith is not passive; it moves a person toward God, not away from Him.

Faith in God also requires trust rather than self-reliance. Scripture warns against leaning on human understanding. “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5, KJV). Faith grows when a person chooses to rely on God’s wisdom instead of their own reasoning, especially when fear, uncertainty, or loss is present.

The Bible teaches that faith is closely connected to obedience. Obedience does not create faith, but faith produces obedience. “By faith Abraham obeyed” (Hebrews 11:8, KJV). When a person truly trusts God, their actions begin to reflect that trust. Even small steps of obedience strengthen faith, because they confirm that God can be trusted in real life, not just in theory.

Faith is also strengthened through trials. Scripture explains that difficulties are not signs of God’s absence, but opportunities for faith to grow. “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth” (1 Peter 1:7, KJV). When prayers are answered differently than expected, faith deepens by learning to trust God’s will rather than demanding a specific outcome.

Prayer plays a vital role in developing faith. Faith does not mean pretending to be strong; it means bringing weakness to God. “Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief” (Mark 9:24, KJV). God invites honest prayer, and faith increases when a person regularly brings their fears, doubts, and needs before Him.

The foundation of true faith is Jesus Christ. Scripture teaches that faith is not merely belief in God, but trust in what Christ has done. “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2, KJV). Faith rests in Christ’s finished work, not in human effort or religious performance. Salvation, strength, and endurance all flow from trusting Him.

Faith does not remove storms, but it anchors the soul during them. “For we walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7, KJV). This means faith continues even when evidence seems absent. Faith chooses God’s promises over visible circumstances.

To have faith in God is to believe His Word, trust His character, rely on His guidance, and rest in His Son. It is not perfection, but dependence. It is not certainty in outcomes, but confidence in God Himself. And according to Scripture, those who place their faith in Him will never be put to shame. “Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed” (Romans 10:11, KJV).

God is removing all of the false things in our lives right now, this is why it seems like everything is falling apart. The “house of cards’ is beginning to tumble. This is His purpose and this is His plan.

At the same time, this is the plan of the adversary:

👉 Instability → fear → demand for order → centralized control

Can you see that both of these plans are taking place at the exact same time? God is helping us see truth, and the desire to follow Him, while team satan is burning things down to create fear which leads to control, and people being “forced” to take the Mark.

I know that there are people right now living upon the earth where their life could not get any worse. This writing is for them. I invite you to RUN to God, and have FAITH in Him, and not rely upon your own efforts or solutions. Listen and follow His promptings, for a miracle is at hand.

There also others who are just beginning to see things crumble…Outrageous inflation, Political Leaders picking a fight with several nations, the loss of faith that we once had in a leader that we thought would save our nation.

This was an important lesson for me to learn. NO MAN will save us. The world can only be saved by Jesus Christ. I hope that you can see this as well. As each moment ticks buy, this will become more evident…Learn the truth of this teaching, and have faith in our God who will see us through.

Still look for the rapture to come, but in the meantime, as you faith is tested by the events that are here and coming, see the importance of THAT FAITH, and continue trusting our loving God, is my prayer!!