CAST YOUR CARES UPON THE LORD
So many times as adults or as parents we are burden with so many cares. In Nigeria today the economy is a good source of worry. The prices of things are going up daily while the income does not increase with the same proportion. The purchasing power of the average Nigerian is depleting daily and many can’t cope. Some are reducing their standard of living while some are consumed with worry or depressions. Being an adult is full of responsibilities and being an adult in Nigeria is more difficult leading some people to say adulthood na scam. 😀.
However, one thing that many of us don’t know is the fact that it is not given to man to have the power to completely take care of himself. Man by nature is a limited being. The fact that man does not have the ability to know the future or correctly predict it before it occurs is a serious limitations. Man is not even sure of how his plans will turn out as many have realized that things don’t always go as planned. So what do you do “CAST YOUR CARES UPON THE LORD”. So many people have died in the process of trying to figure everything out or take care of everything. Overthinking has led to high blood pressure and serious health challenges for individuals. What is the way out? Cast your cares upon the Lord for He cares for you.
We need to realize that we were created to depend on God. We were born to rely on God. We were not designed to be independent. Even though we are parents we are not powerful enough to take care of everything. We even less than children to God.
How do we cast our cares upon God? God expects us to be like little children. In fact He said we need to be like little children to inherit heaven. Children don’t know the cost dimension of life. They don’t bother about where the next meal is coming from. They don’t think about their food, school fees, house rents , clothings etc they just believe their parents will provide and their duties is to just enjoy them. This is how God expects us to live; trusting Him for our provisions. Stop being a Superman or superwoman cast your cares upon the Lord.
- Prayers. This is one good way we cast our cares upon God. It doesn’t mean you must kneel down everywhere you go to pray, just say a little prayer in your heart about the issue and commit it to God. Whenever the thoughts comes, don’t wait, immediately tell it to God. Your father will hear you in the secret but bless you in the open. The little frequent prayers will also help to keep your closer to God cause it will see you communicating with Him the more. This will give you peace.
- Be God confident. Stop trusting your source of income, you job, your salaries, your savings, your investments etc. Everything else can fail except God. How can you even correctly predict the future to know these things will be sufficient enough to take care of tomorrow. You can trust God to provide through these things and many more but don’t trust these things. Let God be your main source and not man or things. If God sees the so much confidence you have in Him, He will reward that confidence.
- draw closer to God. We are humans, we are imperfect, we offend God daily, but God doesn’t keep malice. He is not even expecting you to be perfect. He is the one that will make you perfect. Just come to Him the way you are but trust Him and let your heart be committed to obeying Him and His words. That childlike attitude towards God will give you the humility you need to attract grace from God to be a better person and to have a better relationship with Him. Seek to be closer to God and you will tap into the grace that will qualify you for divine provisions. Note that your relationship with God can be a financial plan. 😀
- lastly be a giver. What you do for people, God will do for you. God will use people to bless you, but you also need to make yourself available for God to use to reach others. You don’t need to have more than enough to give and you don’t need to give all you have. Just the heart to help and the little you can give will go a long way. When you give, give to God, give to support worthy course, give to those who helped you on your way up, give to those who look up to you and give with wisdom.
- lastly spend more time in God’s presence. Spend time listening to the word of God even on the go on your phone, in the car. Spend time praising God. Spend time worshipping, spend time praying. These will give you more wisdom and power to handle your challenges.
In conclusion life is full of ups and down and the weight of needs can weigh you down, the way out is to cast your cares upon the Lord. Casting your cares upon God will increase your peace and mental health. In this 2024, NO GREE FOR ANXIETY.