ODB February 28, 2007 Cast Your Cares

I am in a little despair over my current situation now.
But I am still in high hope to find a job.
I believe I can get one.
I trust the path that He lays it down for me. I believe I can go there.
Patience is killing me, but I'm hangin there.


February 28, 2007
Cast Your Cares

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READ: Philippians 4:4-9

Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. —1 Peter 5:7

The psalmist wrote, "Be still, and know that I am God" (46:10). Paul
exhorted the Philippians to "be anxious for nothing" (Phil. 4:6). And
Peter instructed his readers to cast all their cares on God (1 Peter
5:7).

How can someone stop worrying and be "still"? Only through prayer and
trust in the loving God (Phil. 4:6-7). Those who cast their cares on
Him can set aside the noise and confusion, ambitions and strivings,
and enter into the peace of God (v.7).

This doesn't mean that those who are "still" before the Lord will
escape life's dangers and dilemmas, but it does mean they will have
the ability to live with tranquility in the midst of them. Though
trouble may remain, the confusion, apprehension, and despair begin to
fade away. Such people show poise under pressure; they're unshaken by
life's alarms; they radiate peace wherever they go.

If you've never acquainted yourself with the depths of God's love and
His call for you to live in that love, your life will be filled with
anxiety and cares. You'll often be fretful and restless—always looking
for that illusive "something more."

When you learn to turn your confidence toward God and cast your cares
on Him, you can be calm in the midst of life's demands. —David H.
Roper

I love to dwell upon the thought
That Jesus cares for me,
It matters not what life may bring—
He loves me tenderly. —Adams

Because God cares for us, we can leave our cares with Him.

Additional quote:

"Let's ponder the moments when Christ met people at their point of
pain. We'll se the propechy proved true. We'll see bruised reeds
straightened and smoldering wicks ignited" (Max Lucado - He still
Moves Stones)
Matthew 12:20 (NIV)
20 A bruised reed he will not break,and a smoldering wick he will not
snuff out, till he leads justice to victory.