God Cares

1 Peter 5:7, “casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” (NKJV)

“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” (NIV)

“Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” (NLT)

The Adult Discipleship class took a different approach to studying the Bible last night. We discussed the message that I shared this past Sunday. The message served as a reminder to each of us that we are important to God and that He has  great care and concern for His children. I firmly believe that each of us have those moments in which the enemy seeks to make us doubt the fact that God has promised to care for us. It is during those moments that our faith comes alive and we find strength in the promise that is declared in 1 Peter 5:7.

The Word of God teaches that God cares immensely for us. So how do you cast your cares on Him? By faith, you let Him care (This is the same technique that we use with our spouse or best friend. We trust them to listen and we trust in the fact that they genuinely care about us). He cares and can be trusted.  Therefore, allow Him to do what He does best. You allow Him to care for you. This takes humility on your part. You are acknowledging a desperate need for God. Your declaration of dependence is two-fold. You admit you are anxious, and can’t handle your worry alone. Secondly, you submit to the fact that only God can handle this level of concern. Our submission to God allows His care to assist us in overcoming our fears, anxieties, concerns, doubts, etc.  The development of our relationship with God helps bring our feeble faith and fatigued mind into focus on Him. We experience true freedom as we release our burdens and cares to God. Our faith continues to grow stronger as see God work to encourage us in our areas of concern.