Casting Our Care Upon Him

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you (1 Peter 5:7)

We are called to cast ALL of our cares upon Him, both great and small. Now who of us does not have cares, troubles, problems, concerns, or whatever you want to call them? We all have issues. That is just a part of life in a sin-cursed world, but God does not want us to carry them alone. When I was a child my older brother and I had the chore of feeding the horses and the cows. I remember trying to carry that hundred pound sack of feed under my wobbly legs. It was pure joy to get that sack of burden to its place of destination and drop it off my shoulder. I am sure there were times my brother or dad would see me struggle and help me with the weight. How many of us struggle through life carrying the burdens of the world when the God of creation is crying out, "I want to carry your burdens if you will only allow Me?" When we place our cares upon Him it removes the strain of worry and struggle. We leave that for Him. Also, it forces us to place total trust in His faithfulness and abilities to handle our problem. Placing our care upon the Lord also allows Him to handle the solution in His perfect way rather than in our imperfect ways. Wow, how we can really make a mess trying to handle problems ourselves. It is amazing how He can make something beautiful out of a problem so ugly. Yes, God never ceases to amaze me how He can work through my problems in a way that brings me abundant joy and brings Him the glory and honor He is due.