 Promise #22: Cast all your worries on Me, for I really care about you. 1 Peter 5:7 (WEB) casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. I have not yet met a person on this earth who has not had an anxious thought at some point or another. Most of us have many anxious thoughts to deal with. Why do we worry? We think we will somehow change the outcome into something better by obsessing over it. Jesus tells us in Matthew 6:25-34 that if our Heavenly Father looks after the birds and the grass of the field, He will look after us... so take a deep breath and relax. God is looking after you. In today's promise, the Apostle Peter encourages us to cast every care we have upon God because He cares for us. The Greek word for casting means to throw upon. God wants you to throw each of your cares on Him so that you do not have to carry them any longer. When I think of this promise, the image that comes to mind is a backpack full of rocks we carry. Whenever we take a rock out of our backpack and throw it away, our load gets lighter. Papa God wants us to do the same thing with every care we have. When we throw our cares on Him, we commit the responsibility and concern for each worry into His loving hands. Since He is much bigger and stronger than us, He can carry our burdens much better than we can. So cast every care that you have in your own backpack onto God because He loves you and wants to carry every one of your burdens. *** Responsive Prayer: Father, thank you for caring for me so much that you don’t want me to worry or be anxious about anything. So today, Abba, I choose to cast every one of my cares onto your shoulders, knowing full well that you care for me and you want me to live a life free from anxiety. Thank you for helping me live worry-free today through the power of your Holy Spirit that lives within me. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen. Read our other daily posts...
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