Care

 1 Peter 5:7 ESV

 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 


I love how realistic and nuanced the Bible is. People think of it as being blunt 'thou shalt not worry' as Jesus said in my paraphrase. Yet even though Jesus commanded us not to be anxious, Scriptures are realistic that we will inevitably worry.

Anxiety is inevitable, it's what we do with it that matters. The Apostle Peter commands us to cast all our anxieties on the Lord. We're not to nurse them.

When we dwell on our worries, we feed them. We're to take them to Jesus to deal with. He defeated anxiety at the cross.

This might sound controversial, but I see anxiety as a sin. It is to doubt that God is good and he's in control. He cares for us, so we needn't worry.

'Sovereign Father God, please help us to leave our worries with you, secure in the knowledge that you care for us. In Jesus' name, amen'



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