Give it to Him!

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

Everyone has issues. Everyone has concerns and cares. If you are married, you have concerns about your spouse and marriage. If you are a parent, you are concerned about your children. If you are a student, you are concerned about school, peers, and grades. Again, everyone has concerns. I currently have a running list of things to pray about. Many times, however, I find myself worrying rather than praying. It is easy to go down a rabbit trail of daily concerns: are my kids going to be okay? Have I taught them enough for them to make the right choices? How can I be more financially secure? Am I fulfilling the purpose God has for me? Am I obeying God rather than man? Am I in the right career? These and a myriad of other questions bombard our minds each day. Our role is to choose to take each of these to God. We are to take every care and concern, whether little or large, to the Father. He instructs us to cast them on Him. The Amplified Bible breaks it down even further: casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully]. God didn't design us to live life in worry and distress. He is ready and willing to carry the heavy burdens that come our way. He didn't say cast them on your spouse. I am sometimes guilty of that as well. I am concerned so I want John to be concerned too. Sometimes, if I am honest, I just want Him to carry the concern for me. But God didn't tell me to cast my cares on my husband. He did not tell me to cast them on my friends. He told me to cast them upon Him. I know that you are facing real issues in your life. I encourage you to take each of them to God in prayer. Take every worry, anxiety, and concern and lay them at His feet. I assure  you that He will receive them. He cares about you. Like the Good, Good Father He is, He will come to your rescue at the appropriate time. He is watching over you. He is waiting for you. Give it to Him.