"Casting all your care upon Him"

[Berean]

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

The above scripture is probably a familiar one because it's such a comfort to the Lord's people, knowing they have an outlet in dealing with their burdens. The Heavenly Father has love and concern for those who dedicate their lives to Him—He is personally interested in all their experiences.

“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you unexpectedly." - Luke 21:34

Jesus pointed to the danger of being overwhelmed by the cares of life. To counteract this we should take time to meditate and consider the Lord's will for us. If we mentally put everything in God's hands, the worry and stress we normally experience will dissipate.

Those whose hopes rest upon the earth are especially tried by what they see in the world today. Jesus said, people's hearts would fail for fear (Luke 21:26). They see no way out and doubt whether the leaders of today can solve all the problems.

How does the world cope? Many try simply denying what is going on in the world. Escapism is one of the main forms of entertainment: go to the movies to avoid thinking about problems; don't listen to the news, it's all depressing anyway. Some turn to drugs or alcohol or other addictive behaviors— anything that takes their minds away from the world's troubles. Some bury themselves in work, their children's interests, or self-gratification. Some are fatalistic, while some turn to survivalism.

This is not to depress anyone, but to underscore what a privilege Christians have of taking their burdens to God. He knows the kind of world we live in and all the dangers that confront His followers. - "For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7

The key to obtaining peace of heart lies in looking to Jesus. He invites us to Christian service, which helps bring us closer to God and the rest we may be longing for. Jesus left an amazing example of servitude when he willingly died on the cross.

He also left a very personal example of serving the needs of others when he washed the feet of his disciples (John 13:1-17). He exemplified two qualities that are critical in our relationship to God: humility and meekness, or teachableness. He constantly sought direction from God. He said, "I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me" (John 6:38).

This is the pattern we must follow if we want peace of heart. We simply do not have the answers to all of life's struggles. We need God's wisdom. We cannot begin to witness God's providence until we see how insufficient we are. These are the keys to entering into His rest.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
- Proverbs 3:5, 6

 

[Windmill Charge]

In this life we can be certain that we will have troubles.
They may be small niggles or enormous spirit crushing burdens, what ever they are we can gain peace through telling our heavenly Father about them.

Trust in the Lord, so easy to write, but when there's a foot rushing one's throat so difficult to do.
That's when telling God, even in a scream of frustration and pain enables one to start trusting in God.

Oh Don try to anticipate trouble, God gives the strength, peace and faith for each moment as it is needed, moment by moment.

 

[Debp]

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

One of my favorite verses.

Learning to take things day by day with the Lord's help is what I try to do.

 

[Berean]

Trust in the Lord, so easy to write, but when there's a foot rushing one's throat so difficult to do.
That's when telling God, even in a scream of frustration and pain enables one to start trusting in God.

When that foot is on your throat is when you need to trust in Him the most.

 

[Windmill Charge]

When that foot is on your throat is when you need to trust in Him the most.

And that is when it's hardest, when one's faith is at its weakest.

Mark9:24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, ‘I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!’
Is the response.

 

[Bruce-Leiter]

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

The above scripture is probably a familiar one because it's such a comfort to the Lord's people, knowing they have an outlet in dealing with their burdens. The Heavenly Father has love and concern for those who dedicate their lives to Him—He is personally interested in all their experiences.

“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you unexpectedly." - Luke 21:34

Jesus pointed to the danger of being overwhelmed by the cares of life. To counteract this we should take time to meditate and consider the Lord's will for us. If we mentally put everything in God's hands, the worry and stress we normally experience will dissipate.

Those whose hopes rest upon the earth are especially tried by what they see in the world today. Jesus said, people's hearts would fail for fear (Luke 21:26). They see no way out and doubt whether the leaders of today can solve all the problems.

How does the world cope? Many try simply denying what is going on in the world. Escapism is one of the main forms of entertainment: go to the movies to avoid thinking about problems; don't listen to the news, it's all depressing anyway. Some turn to drugs or alcohol or other addictive behaviors— anything that takes their minds away from the world's troubles. Some bury themselves in work, their children's interests, or self-gratification. Some are fatalistic, while some turn to survivalism.

This is not to depress anyone, but to underscore what a privilege Christians have of taking their burdens to God. He knows the kind of world we live in and all the dangers that confront His followers. - "For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7

The key to obtaining peace of heart lies in looking to Jesus. He invites us to Christian service, which helps bring us closer to God and the rest we may be longing for. Jesus left an amazing example of servitude when he willingly died on the cross.

He also left a very personal example of serving the needs of others when he washed the feet of his disciples (John 13:1-17). He exemplified two qualities that are critical in our relationship to God: humility and meekness, or teachableness. He constantly sought direction from God. He said, "I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me" (John 6:38).

This is the pattern we must follow if we want peace of heart. We simply do not have the answers to all of life's struggles. We need God's wisdom. We cannot begin to witness God's providence until we see how insufficient we are. These are the keys to entering into His rest.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
- Proverbs 3:5, 6

I agree with you. The passage that came to mind as I read your words was Philippians 4:6,7,
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (ESV)."

In seminary, I was taught about the five types of prayer in the Bible: praise, thanks, confession, prayers for others, and prayers for ourselves. God taught me a sixth one that is not in our western cultures but should be.

The order of the above verses is prayer and then peace. I experienced seven years of severe, major depression early in my church ministry as a pastor. At the end of that time, I became aware of the anger and anxiety that were hidden in my unconscious mind because of our society's prohibition on men's crying and expressing such emotions.

Then, God broke through to me with the sixth kind of praying, which is called lamenting. For the first 43 years of my life, I buried my anger and anxiety deep inside myself. When I began to lament by letting God know how I honestly felt in being angry and anxious about his allowing the many losses in my life, I knew that I had to be like the persistent widow of Jesus' parable (Luke 18:1-8):
Luk 18:1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
Luk 18:2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man.
Luk 18:3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
Luk 18:4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,
Luk 18:5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’”
Luk 18:6 And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says.
Luk 18:7 And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?
Luk 18:8 I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”

It took me 8 1/2 months of lamenting three or four times a week with my focus on God until he gave me peace to accept his plan to allow the losses of the first 43 years as his tough love for me, his adopted son. Yes, I learned to shed many tears with God, who came close to me instead of fleeing from me, the way most people would.

His amazing peace about those early years' losses has stayed with me for almost four decades! (See the book What God Has Done: My True, Dramatic God-Biography at Amazon.)