According to Oxford dictionary, one of the definitions of cares is “feel concern for, interest, worries, burdens, concerns etc. Cares manifest as fears and our fears are many. Some are:

1. fear of failure: we sometimes fear we may end up unsuccessful and end up as failures.
2. ⁠fear of poverty: irrespective of our financial status now, we fear about tomorrow. We fear not being able to meet up tomorrow. We fear that things may go south. We fear that we may lose our jobs or business would fail. We fear that we will end up as poor old men and women. We fear that our current financial status may not be sustainable. We fear that the economy would become more difficult. We fear that we won’t be able to make money as we want.
3. ⁠fear of our health. We fear that our health may deteriorate as we age. We fear that our organs may fail. We fear that we may not live long to see our grand and great grand children. We fear that we may end up like our late parents or grandparents.
4. ⁠fear of our children. We fear that our children may not turn out best. We fear that they may be badly influenced as they grow.
5. ⁠fear of shame, rejection, criticism, betrayals, insecurities, betrayal of trust even by friends and family.

The list is endless, but I will stop here. These are the fears the devil greet us with everyday and rob it in our minds and faces. So many people are guided by these fears and their lives are directed and controlled by these fears and cares.

However, the Word of God says “ Casting all your care upon the Lord; for He cares for you.” God wants to take care of our fears. He knows we already have fears and anxiety, but He doesn’t want us to carry them. He wants us to heap them on Him. He wants to give us His own burden for our lives which is to live righteously and to pursue our callings while He takes Care of our cares. When we cast our cares upon Him, He releases the wisdom we need, the power we need and the grace we need to run the race of life. You can’t do it by yourself and no one can. Trying to do it by yourself is the easiest way to fail.

How to cast your cares on God.

1. Understand that many of your fears will never happen. They are not reality. However if you dwell on them, you empower them to manifest They are just fears and the devil wants to use them to trouble your soul.

2. confess to God that you have been running your life by yourself and tell Him you repent of it. Ask for forgiveness. Confess that you don’t have the power to handle all these fear or take care of them.

3. List out all your fears and hand them over to God. You take a quiet time and a quiet place (better early in the morning) while alone, search your soul and list out all your cares to God. You can write down as much as you can remember or came to your mind and lift them up to God then ask Him to take them and take over.

4. Ask Him to take them away from your heart and give you peace over them.

5. look for one word of God that counters each of your fears and continue to speak it anytime the fear comes. eg *“I shall not die but live to declare the words of God in the land of the living”*. *“My God shall supply all my needs according to His riches and glory”.* *“By His stripes I’m healed”* etc With time the word of God will replace the fear and the fear will disappear. Confessing the word of God can give you a miracle you can’t imagine possible.

One thing about God is that He rewards those who diligently trust Him.

Don’t carry loads you can’t bear. God is the source of wisdom and help. He will bring people, wisdom, help and information your way that will take care of cares. Forget about your fears and you will see them fade away while you live a better life.

Good Morning and welcome to April.