Casting all my care upon You, for You care for me. 1 Peter 5:7
Letting go. That maybe one of the most difficult things in life to pull off.
It is easy to talk about; as a matter of fact, if we're not careful, our sayings about worry can almost come off as platitudes.
Let go and let God. Don't worry, be happy.
So it is important that we remember that when God asks us to cast our cares on Him, it is no small thing He asks of us. Letting go requires deep, deep trust. Deep trust.
But the payoff is something so great, yet so ellusive that we rarely experience it.
Peace.
What are your thoughts on this passage?
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My thoughts about this passage are that it is easier said than done, but when you do it, you get the sense of peace, tranquility, stability, and good health. I have anxiety attacks from time to time and it took some advice from my brother, via the Holy Spirit, to help me get over my anxiety problem. Just go the the Lord in prayer. It was difficult at first, but when I did it, I felt like a huge weight was lifted off of my back. Two other Scripture passages that will be a good help are Philippians 4:6-7 and Psalm 55:22. These verses to me are pretty cut and dry. It's just a matter of me applying what the word says into action. Once again, this is one of those James 1:22 moments(Don't be just hearers of the Word only, DO WHAT IT SAYS).
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite verses. Especially when things are going well in my life. It is a much harder pill to swallow when I am struggling with trusting God. Satan has been hard at work in my life for the last few months. he has put doubt in my faith and caused me to question many things. But God is so amazing in that He takes our weakness and fear and uses them to draw us near to Him. There is always a scripture, always a word spoken by another believer, always a small miracle that proves God's presence and protection in my life. Satan keeps trying but God prevails everytime! I read these words this morning from Psalm 91 " Because he loves me, says the Lord, I will rescue him. I will protect him for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him." What a comfort to know that I have a shield about me-or great and mighty God!
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard to fully accept letting go when we have so little experience in seeing firsthand the ability of God to really handle things. As we get older, our faith is increasingly assisted by our witnessing a steady history of God taking charge (when we let Him!), and seeing the awesome results only He can enable. We must constantly look back in our lives to see all the times God has carried us thru the storms, and if you don’t have a lot of storms to look back upon because of your youth you may not be able to let go as much as you should.
ReplyDeleteMost of my life was/is fairly sheltered and calm. A solid and intact family growing up, no major illnesses; a wonderfully boring life. A pair of way-above average kids (I’m a dad, I can say that), good jobs and a wife without equal. Smooth sailing on a glass-like sea, right? No storms here.
But then a few years of struggles with aging parents, a couple of lengthy layoffs and a few other mid-life storms woke me from my complacency. I had to look really hard to find past struggles as the big storms weren’t real obvious. But while I had not had the big storms to build my faith, God had quietly built my faith by showing me His taking care of the lilies and sparrows, and showing them thru the lens of a camera: a fabulous sunset, a blooming lily or a magnificent waterfall: If God takes care of these so well and takes the effort to make sure I see them, why should I doubt He will take care of me even more?
oh, ME of little faith!
Sure the big storms in the past were few. But as the present-day storms raged about, I had to wake see Him take care of all the "little" things around me and knowing full well that I could let Him include me in His care package.
He hasn’t let me down. And my faith is finally becoming strong enough to REALLY know that He won’t. But I’m still building on it. He’s still giving me reasons to include the daily blessings as well as the monster storms in my own “History of God Taking Charge”. It is a book written by looking.
(It is a work in progress…..)
Letting go of something isn't very hard when what you are letting go of is already behind you. Letting go of unresolved issues is extremely hard to do. I have a really hard time releasing all my fears and concerns when I am positive something needs to be different. It is easier for me to let go of things when I am absolutely positive I have no say in what's going on. The part that nails me every time, is when I get upset about whatever it is I need to let go of. Me being upset has a direct result in how I handle myself and the situation...and very rarely are there positive results at the end of that. This verse, and the following thoughts, seem to tell me to take a breath and step back (let go) and come back with a refreshed attitude and state of mind (let God) when my raw emotions and worldly responses want to take over.
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