"casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7 NKJV
Life can be stressful at times with pressures building up around us non-stop. It can be hard to manage all of these things and many of us feel like throwing the towel in and conceding. Don't do that. Look at things from a different angle - the wider picture. Life can be busy whether you have a job, run your own business or are at home looking after the family and possibly, trying to find a job. Our verse today, advises us to give all of these things to Jesus because He is interested enough to take care of them. I'm not saying, He will do everything for you, not at all. But, He will show you a way that is easier to handle.
When you have a lot of things that need doing at the same time, you know it is not going to work. Therefore, look at all you have to do, prioritise what is most important. This happens by looking at everything as a whole and then, breaking these down into manageable tasks. Then when you have completed this, tackle the next one. God does not want you upset or stressing out; He wants you to be blessed.
Have you ever looked at all that God has blessed you with? Johnson Oatman Jr wrote a song where the chorus reads like this:
'Count your blessings, name them one by one, count your blessings see what God hath done; Count your blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord hath done'.
When things are going pear-shaped, we can tend to look at all the negative things around us and go on a downward spiral to the depths of depression. This is not what God wants for you. He wants you to focus on all He has done for you - the blessings. Can you remember when you were panicking because you had no money and a bill needed paying, or when there was little food to put on the table or the car had broken down and you couldn't afford to fix it? Can you remember how God took charge of all of this for you? They were blessings.
Focus on the positives of life; live expectantly knowing that, somehow, God has the answer to all of this. This is what is meant when we read 'casting all your care upon Him.' He loves you, don't allow things of the world to rob you of your blessing. Remember, the devil is a thief (John 10:10) and he will steal your joy away. Don't let him. Count your blessings instead, and you'll be surprised what God has done for you, and will continue to do.
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