150 Days of Trust.
“And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days.” Genesis 7:24
There is something about this verse that causes me to slow down and really consider what it must have felt like to live through those days. One hundred and fifty days is not a short stretch of time, and it is certainly not a quick passing moment that fades before it can be fully felt. It is a long season marked by waiting, uncertainty, faith, humility and a complete dependence on God.
Noah had already done everything God had asked of him. He had listened carefully, built the ark with obedience, gathered his family, and stepped inside when God told him it was time. By all outward measures, the work of obedience had already been completed, and yet the waters did not immediately recede. Instead, they remained, covering the earth for one hundred and fifty days.
This part of the story carries a truth that can be easy to overlook, which tells the story that obedience does not always lead to immediate relief or visible change. There are times when we follow God faithfully, and instead of seeing quick results, we find ourselves in a season where everything around us appears to remain the same. This can feel confusing, especially when we expect movement to follow obedience.
Noah found himself in what I would call the long middle, which is the space between what God has asked you to do and what God ultimately brings to pass. It is the place where you are no longer where you used to be, but you are not yet standing in the fullness of what is to come. During those 150 days, Noah and his family lived within the ark, carrying out the ordinary rhythms of life while surrounded by extraordinary circumstances.
Each day likely looked very similar to the one before it, as they woke, tended to what was in front of them, and remained together in the place God had provided. From the outside, there may not have been much visible change, but that does not mean that God was not working. In fact, the very presence of the ark beneath them was evidence that God had already made a way to sustain them through what they could not control.
There is something deeply comforting in recognizing this truth; that what feels like delay in our lives may actually be God’s provision and protection. The waters that remained were not a sign that God had forgotten Noah, but rather part of the process that ensured the fulfillment of what God had already set in motion. In the same way, there are seasons in our own lives where we may feel like we are waiting longer than expected, but we are still being held securely in the place God has prepared for us. The long days, the long moments on the couch when you feel like you cannot move a muscle; those moments are when the Lord wants you to lean in.
One hundred and fifty days is long enough for questions to surface and for emotions to rise, yet it is also long enough for trust to be strengthened in a way that cannot happen in shorter seasons. Trust that lasts is not built in moments where everything resolves quickly, but in the steady choice to believe that God is faithful even when circumstances do not immediately change.
If you find yourself in a season where the waters have not yet receded, it is important to remember that you are not outside of God’s care or attention. The same God who gave the instruction is the One who sustains you in the waiting, and He is fully aware of where you are and what you need. Your current season is not a pause in God’s plan, but an active part of it.
Even when you cannot see movement, God is still working beneath the surface, aligning things in ways that you may not yet understand. Just as Noah did not have a clear timeline for when the waters would go down, we are often called to trust God without having all the details. This kind of trust does not come from knowing what will happen next, but from knowing who God is and remembering His faithfulness.
What I have learned is that the longest seasons are often the ones that shape us the most. They are the places where our faith is refined, our dependence on God is deepened, and our understanding of His presence becomes more personal. These seasons may not feel easy, but they are never without purpose.
What I Learned Yesterday…
Waiting is not a sign that God is absent, but an invitation to trust Him more deeply, even when I cannot yet see the outcome.