What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do

Sermon by Pastor Glen Lim
4 October 2026
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20
Key Verse: 2 Chronicles 20:12
When We Run Out of Answers
There are moments in life when we simply do not know what to do.
We can feel overwhelmed, overpowered and outnumbered. We look at the situation before us and cannot see a way forward.
King Jehoshaphat understood that feeling.
In 2 Chronicles 20, Judah faced a vast army formed by several nations. Humanly speaking, Jehoshaphat did not have the power to overcome what was coming against him.
So he prayed:
“We have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”
Pastor Glen points us towards those final words:
“Our eyes are on You.”
When we do not know what to do, the answer is not always to try harder, think harder or somehow find another solution ourselves.
Sometimes the most important thing we can do is turn our eyes back to Jesus.
From Jehoshaphat’s experience, Pastor Glen gives us three simple letters to remember whenever we face overwhelming situations:
T.W.O.
Trust God.
Worship God.
Obey God. 4 Oct English Service text
Trust God
Our first response is to trust God.
When trouble comes, our attention can quickly become fixed on the problem.
We look at the circumstances.
We look at what we have lost.
We look at what might happen.
We look towards people who might be able to help us.
But Jehoshaphat turned his eyes towards God.
God responded through Jahaziel with these words:
“Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.”
The people were told to take their positions, stand firm and see the deliverance of the Lord.
Trust does not mean pretending the problem is small. Jehoshaphat’s enemy really was powerful.
Trust means recognising that however great the problem may be, God is greater.
Pastor Glen reminds us that God knows what we are facing. He knows what we cannot see, and He knows what to do when we do not.
Our responsibility is to keep trusting Him and stand firm rather than allowing fear to dictate our response. 4 Oct English Service text
Worship God
After hearing God’s Word, Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and the people of Judah and Jerusalem joined him in worship.
This was before the battle had been won.
The enemy was still there.
The threat had not disappeared.
Yet they worshipped.
Worship is an acknowledgement that God is greater than whatever stands before us.
Pastor Glen encourages us to make worship our response when we feel overwhelmed. Instead of allowing fear, worry and negative voices to dominate our thoughts, we turn towards God and declare His goodness, faithfulness and greatness.
This also means listening to His Word.
There are many voices competing for our attention, especially when we are struggling. But if we want to know what God is saying, we must remain close to Him through prayer and Scripture.
The question is not simply, “What are people saying about my situation?”
It is, “What is God saying?”
Obey God
Trust and worship must eventually lead to obedience.
God gave Jehoshaphat instructions, and the people had to act on them.
Early the next morning, they went out towards the enemy.
Jehoshaphat appointed people to sing and praise the Lord at the head of the army. They declared:
“Give thanks to the Lord, for His love endures forever.”
Notice when they gave thanks.
Not after the victory.
Before it.
They had not yet seen what God would do, but they trusted His Word enough to obey.
Then something remarkable happened.
As they began to sing and praise, God moved. The invading armies turned against one another, and by the time Judah arrived, the battle had already been won.
Their responsibility was obedience.
The battle belonged to God. 4 Oct English Service text
Keeping Our Eyes on Jesus
Pastor Glen brings the message back to one central truth: keep your eyes on Jesus.
Hebrews 12 tells us to fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.
Psalm 25 says, “My eyes are ever on the Lord.”
The circumstances around us will constantly compete for our attention. Fear tells us to stare at the problem. Worry tells us to imagine everything that could go wrong.
Faith turns our eyes towards God.
This does not mean we will always understand what He is doing.
It means we know whom we are trusting.
The Rest That Comes From God
At the end of the battle, Jehoshaphat and his people experienced something they could never have produced by their own strength.
God gave them rest.
Pastor Glen connects this to Jesus’ invitation to those who are weary and burdened: “Come to Me… and I will give you rest.”
There are things money cannot buy and human effort cannot manufacture.
We can have everything we need materially and still have no peace within.
But when we place our lives into God’s hands, we can experience a rest that comes from knowing the battle does not depend entirely upon us. 4 Oct English Service text
When You Don’t Know What to Do
Perhaps you are facing a situation today where you genuinely do not know what to do.
Maybe you have tried everything you know.
Maybe you cannot see how the situation can possibly change.
Maybe you are tired of trying to figure everything out.
Jehoshaphat’s prayer can become ours:
“Lord, I don’t know what to do, but my eyes are on You.”
Then remember T.W.O.
Trust God.
Trust that He sees what you cannot see and knows what you do not know.
Worship God.
Worship Him for who He is, even before you see the answer.
Obey God.
When He shows you the next step, take it in faith.
You may not know what to do.
But God does.
So keep your eyes on Jesus. Stay close to Him, listen to His voice and follow where He leads.
Trust God.
Worship God.
Obey God.
And leave the battle in His hands.