The Cares of Life

"Casting all your care (anxiety) on Him, because He cares for you." (1 Peter 5:7)

 

Several of the devotionals that I read this past week have spoken about fear.  I have asked God this question, "What are you seeking to teach me?"  I really am not afraid was my first reaction when I begin to read the words of the devotionals.  But the more I read the words the more I began to realize that each of us do possess concerns, worries, fears, anxieties, etc. concerning ourselves as well as for those of our family and friends.  Many of you are carrying a heavy load for ourselves as well as for those who are very near and dear to our hearts.  Life has a way of bringing those heavy loads into our lives.  Much of what we carry is out of our control and that knowledge adds "weight" to the load that we carry from day to day.  Where do we go when we sense those moments in our lives?  David went to a "Rock that was higher" than him.  Many of us have been taught to lose ourself in a time of praise, adoration, and worship.  Others of were taught to find a quiet place for intercessory prayer.  Some of us search out a friend or mentor where we can "unload" a portion of the burden.  All of these are good choices but ultimately we end up in the presence of God and in His presence He reminds us that we can cast all of our cares on Him because He cares about us.  The promise in 1 Peter is still a very powerful one to each of us.  Take a moment today and unload your cares in the presence of God and allow His presence to refresh you.  Each of us have a journey to complete and His presence will give us the strength to walk where we need to walk.

 

Chuck Swindoll shares these following thoughts.  Let them minister to your life today.

"How wonderful that God personally cares about those things that worry us and prey upon our thoughts. He cares about them more than we care about them. Not a single nagging, aching, worrisome, stomach-tensing, blood-pressure-raising thought escapes His notice. This is how the Phillips translation renders 1 Peter 5:7: "You can throw the whole weight of your anxieties upon him, for you are his personal concern."  Isn't that good?  He genuinely cares.  He is able to bear all the weight of your worry. Because you are His personal concern, you never disappear from His radar screen."