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1 Peter 5:7
7 Casting [epirrhipto] all [pas] your [humon] care [merimna] upon [epi] him [autos]; for [hoti] he [autos] careth [melo] for [peri] you [humon]. KJV-Interlinear
7 casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you. NASB
In life, probably each and every day of our life, we all have anxiousness's, concerns, worries, apprehensions and such. And we have these worries because of the uncertainties of life.
Matt. 6:31-34
31 ‘Do not be anxious then, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'With what shall we clothe ourselves?'
32 ‘For all these things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 ‘But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.
34 ‘Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. NASB
One of the most difficult things in life to master, is faith. We are so used to seeing and touching and deciding based on the tangible things around us, but there is always the uncertainty beyond the five senses as well as beyond logic. We cannot know what tomorrow will bring.
It is difficult enough during times of prosperity, and doubly difficult in times that are less than prosperous.
Just as we have studied the various uncertainties of life based on attitudes in these past few days, the biggest barrier in those studies, is in not getting upset with the subject material or the comments made. It is too easy to disagree and then become distracted from ones study.
None of us are prophets these days, we can only speculate, but we can know one thing for certain, and that is, that God blesses those who adopt His doctrine, and God disciplines those who do not. The specifics of either situation is the unknown.
But here is a promise. Your concerns, either spiritual or temporal, are Gods concerns. He knows what you need in life and when you need it. But that does not mean that He is going to provide you with what you want.
Your eternal life is of greater importance, and God will never trade away your destiny, for something temporary for today.
God is merciful, caring, loving, and deeply concerned for your life. Your concerns are His concerns. Your worries are His worries. Your problems are His problems, and God is your only solution regardless of your situation. God is your only solution regardless of what you think.
Remember, Jesus came into this world as a poor carpenters’ son. The priests were expecting a prince, riding a white warhorse, carrying a sword with lightning and power, and they expected Him to do their bidding, not His.
They all rejected Christ.
Very few who were present, actually cared for Jesus. And yet He did not reject us because we rejected Him.
And so, even if we do not agree with Gods teaching, we should be open minded enough and patient enough to hear Him out.
The world has enjoyed a tremendous period of prosperity since the end of World War II, despite several ups and downs along the way. Now we seem to be facing a transitional period of difficulty.
And while none of us truly know what to expect in the near or distant future, that really is irrelevant if you are pursuing your spiritual life.
This is a good verse to place in your list of memory verses.
Psa. 55:22
22 Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. NASB
