30 June Journal Prompts for Trusting God When You Don’t Know the Next Step
30 June Christian journal prompts for trusting God in uncertain seasons. Daily Bible verses and reflection questions to help you release control, overcome fear of choosing wrong, and take your next faithful step.
Uncertainty can be a tough thing to navigate.
It’s one thing to be confident in knowing the path you are called to take.
It’s another to have options in front of you. Good ones. Meaningful ones. Opportunities that could lead somewhere beautiful.
And yet you cannot see far enough ahead to know which one to choose. You don’t have the confidence.
If you are a planner like me, this can feel especially unsteady. You like maps. You like clarity. You like knowing how today connects to five years from now.
But sometimes God does not give you the five-year map.
Sometimes, He gives you the next faithful step (and sometimes, you’re not even sure exactly which direction to take it).
Trusting God when you do not know the next step is next-level faithful obedience. It is choosing to believe that His character is steady and dependable, even when your visibility is limited.
If you are standing in a season of waiting without clarity, these Christian journal prompts are for you.
June’s Journal Prompts
Focus for June
This month is about faithful living in uncertain seasons.
These Scripture journal prompts are not about forcing clarity. They are about anchoring yourself in God’s character when the path feels foggy. They are about learning to take the next small step without demanding the full blueprint.
If you have been wrestling with questions like What if I choose wrong? or What if I overextend again? or What if rest now costs me later? this month is an invitation to steady your heart.
Not by predicting the future…but by trusting the One who already sees it.
June 1
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5, ESV)
Where are you currently leaning heavily on your own reasoning or forecasting? What would it look like to loosen your grip there?
June 2
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach.” (James 1:5, ESV)
What specific decision do you need wisdom for right now? Write a direct prayer asking for it.
June 3
“The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me.” (Psalm 138:8, ESV)
Where are you afraid that a wrong choice might derail your calling? How does this verse speak into that fear?
June 4
“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.” (Psalm 37:5, ESV)
What path or possibility do you keep revisiting in your mind? Have you fully committed it to Him?
June 5
“Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” (Proverbs 19:21, ESV)
What plans have you carefully crafted that feel uncertain now? What might it look like to hold them more loosely, with open hands?
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June 6
“The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way.” (Psalm 37:23, ESV)
How can you capture more delight in your way right now, even in the midst of uncertainty?
June 7
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7, ESV)
What part of your current situation requires walking without full visibility?
June 8
“The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.” (Lamentations 3:25, ESV)
What are you waiting on right now? How might waiting be shaping your character instead of stalling your progress?
June 9
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105, ESV)
What insights has God’s Word given you recently?
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June 10
“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” (Proverbs 16:9, ESV)
Where are you trying to control the outcome instead of focusing on obedience in the present?
June 11
“The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” (Exodus 14:14, ESV)
What are you trying to force or manufacture right now? What would it look like to step back? To be silent?
June 12
“He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.” (Psalm 25:9, ESV)
Where might pride or fear of being wrong be clouding your ability to listen?
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June 13
“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.” (Psalm 127:1, ESV)
What are you building on your own strength that needs to be surrendered to Him again?
June 14
“Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord.” (Psalm 31:24, ESV)
What would strength and courage look like in your waiting this week?
June 15
“The Lord directs his steps.” (Proverbs 20:24, ESV)
Looking back over past seasons, where did God redirect you in ways you couldn’t see at the time but later made sense?
June 16
“Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you.” (Psalm 55:22, ESV)
What burden of responsibility are you carrying that feels especially heavy? Lift it up to Him.
June 17
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9, ESV)
Where does your limited capacity feel frustrating right now? How might that limitation actually be protecting you?
June 18
“The Lord will guide you continually.” (Isaiah 58:11, ESV)
What part of your life feels unguided? What evidence do you have that He has guided you before?
June 19
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.” (John 14:27, ESV)
When you think about your options for steps to move forward, which one aligns more with peace than fear or urgency?
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June 20
“He gives power to the faint.” (Isaiah 40:29, ESV)
Are you trying to add more when what you actually need is rest?
June 21
“Let your gentleness be known to everyone.” (Philippians 4:5, ESV)
Are you being gentle with yourself as you discern your next step?
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June 22
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord.” (Jeremiah 29:11, ESV)
How does remembering that God has plans for you steady your anxiety about your own?
June 23
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4, ESV)
Are your decisions being led more by fear or by delight in Him?
June 24
“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” (Proverbs 16:3, ESV)
What practical step can you commit to Him today without demanding to know the outcome?
June 25
“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9, ESV)
Where might you need to release your timeline in moving toward a goal, rather than giving up on the goal itself?
June 26
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go.” (Psalm 32:8, ESV)
Pray that God would instruct and teach you, even throughout the details of your day today.
June 27
“Let us not grow weary of doing good.” (Galatians 6:9, ESV)
Where are you tempted to give up simply because you cannot see results yet?
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June 28
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?” (Psalm 27:1, ESV)
Write a list of your current fears. Then follow up by writing this verse in your journal.
June 29
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” (Psalm 16:11, ESV)
Pray for God to give you, not only direction in your path, but fullness of joy and pleasures as you walk in it.
June 30
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1, ESV)
Looking back over this month of faith journal prompts, where have you practiced trusting God without full visibility? Has anything changed, either externally in your life circumstance or internally in you?
A Blessing for June
May the fog in front of you not shake the steadiness beneath you.
May you learn that faithful next steps matter more than flawless long-term plans.
May your fear of choosing wrong be quieted by the truth that God is not fragile, and your obedience does not have to be perfect to be guided.
May you walk forward with humility, courage, and peace, trusting that the One who called you is already ahead of you.
And may uncertainty become not a threat, but an invitation to deeper trust.
