Cast Your Care

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. –1 Peter 5:7

I heard a teaching on this recently, and what the preacher said was that we needed to cast our care because it really doesn’t make sense to worry about it. He said he doesn’t even tell people to “take care” because we shouldn’t be taking care, we should be casting our cares. Here’s the thing…in order to cast your care though you have to believe that God can handle it.

I thought that was good, because I never thought about it like that before…we should be aware of the things we speak out of our mouths. It may seem like a little thing, but everything matters. The things we speak, the way we live, even how we praise and worship. I shouldn’t be so concerned with what you think of me that I can’t  throw up my hands in the supermarket, or run around the church a couple of times when the spirit hits me and even when it doesn’t...do it because it just feels good sometimes to let it go. 

Casting your care means you are not going to be bound by people, or situations, or circumstances. It says that this thing that is happening to me is not bigger than my God. It says that I am going to stand on His promises because He has never lied to me…I can trust that if He says it….He will bring is to pass. And even if He doesn’t make it happen, then I trust that it wasn’t what He wanted for me. Our time is not like God’s time, and we can’t get frustrated and give up because it’s not happening as fast or in the way we would like. The song says, God never fails....and you know what...He never will. 

Until next time...

Be blessed

Teach me, Lord!

Greetings!

“Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” – Psalm 90:12, NIV

Every single day is a gift from God. No matter if it is a good day or a bad day…it is still a God day. We get so busy with life sometimes that we forget what is important.

It’s not that you couldn’t find anything to wear, or you didn’t have the breakfast you wanted, or somebody didn’t speak to you or smile at you. If we allow them to, those little things will rob us of our joy.

And, I know some of you are probably saying, “My issues are much bigger than that. If that’s all I had to worry about my life would be awesome.”  Even if that is so…if that thing is taking your mind off the power and the presence of God…then you still have some work to do. Stuff is going to happen. That’s how life is. But, our God says that His strength is made perfect in weakness. Someone texted me recently that, “If you know that God has His hands in everything, then you can leave everything in His hands.” I thought that was so good. We have to remember that God ordains each day. If we choose to focus on the wrong things, we will miss the blessing that each day brings.

Today, don’t let the precious moments of life pass by without acknowledging the awesomeness of our God. Don’t wait for holidays and birthdays to show people that you care. Remember, each day is unique and irreplaceable. Know that our time that can be invested or wasted; hours that can be used or misused. That’s why the psalmist prayed to God, “Teach us to number our days.” He was saying, “Teach us to value every moment we have been given.”

Until next time...

Be blessed

Victory

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"But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. --2 Corinthians 2:1

We have the victory! God's word says we do, and He cannot lie. The enemy will try to lead us to believe something different, but the people of God know the truth. Everything that happens has its purpose and its plan.God will always cause us to triumph. We can believe that no matter what happens God will use everything for our good.. He will not waste an opportunity.

It seems that lately I have been saying that a lot, but that is because this season has been a difficult one for me, and for a lot of folks. I know that I have to remind myself...sometimes over and over until it gets down in my spirit. I don't want anything to be a part of me that is not a part of God, so I speak healing and restoration over my life and over yours both now and in the future. I know that God has a good plan for the life of His children, and we have to be determined not to let anything or anyone keep us from it.

We are well into the season of Lent...when God's people begin looking toward the cross. That is where Christians first realized true victory, and where Jesus Christ defeated death so that we could all have eternal life. The shed blood of Jesus, made us pure in God's sight so that He no longer recognized our sin. It cleansed us so that we could be reconciled back to Him. For that alone--we owe Him everything.

I thank God for that, because even though we may not be able to see it right now, we have the promise in His word that victory belongs to us...

Until next time...

Be blessed

God is there

Greetings!

"But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm." --Proverbs 1:33

Our God is faithful to fulfill all of His promises. If we stay close to God's word, and follow His way, He promises to give us peace. And not only to give us peace, but to comfort our minds and our spirits so that we do not even have to live in fear of harm. I believe that to be true. If God made the heavens and the earth, what is it that He can't do, and what is it that He won't do for us? 

We can be in the midst of the worst trial of our lives, and have perfect peace. Not because we are unrealistic, but because we have trust in the One who is faithful. He will never let us down. 

Lately, I have been evaluating my life, and wondering why I am who I am and I am where I am. When I started looking at my life in the natural, it didn't quite stack up to what I had envisioned. I realized that what I was doing was exactly what the enemy wanted me to do. He wanted me to believe that my life had little meaning....and that I had made so many wrong turns that even God was tired...and to be honest, for a second...I believed him. 

Thank God for the Holy Spirit. He began to rise up in me to let me know that the things I was meditating on were not from God. He let me know that I was God's masterpiece, and that He loved me...mistakes and all. He let me know that I didn't have to worry about my life, because wherever I am...in whatever stage I am in...God is there. And you know what...that's enough for me. 

Until next time...

Be blessed