Unload
by Tesh Njokanma There are times in life that we doubt and struggle with God’s love. We wonder if God really loves me, then why hasn’t He changed my situation, why hasn’t He answered my prayers, why isn’t He doing anything about what I am going through. Today God wants to remind us that HE CARES about us. He says “Casting all your care on Him, for He cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7). To cast your cares on God is to come to the place of prayer and unload. It is to drop every need troubling you, every situation weighing you down at the feet of the Lord. It is to open up to God about all your fears and concerns, not holding anything back. Remember, He specifically said ALL your care. Not just spiritual things; not just things that have to do with your church attendance or making heaven. If your appetite has been low for days, it is a care you can cast on the Lord in the place of prayer. If you are married and you are having sexual thoughts about someone else other than your spouse, it is a care you can cast on the Lord in the place of prayer. If you are not happy that you have been using the same old car for years that you usually have to push before it starts, it is a care you can cast on the Lord. You don’t have to attend a prayer school or belong to a prayer group for God to take your cares from you. You don’t have to be eloquent or good with words before God will hear you and take your cares from you. You don’t even have to go to your church altar to pray, before God will take you seriously and take your cares from you. All He wants as you begin to pray and unload is to believe that even when you can’t see Him, God is right before you with open arms ready to carry all the cares that burden and frighten you. You may be a physically strong person who spends hours in a gym, but believe me no one is macho enough to carry a bagful of worries. They are one of the heaviest burdens of life. Proverbs 12:25 says anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down. Worries can weaken and break you. They can get you discouraged and worked up. They can affect your health and appearance. They can slow you down in life. Picture a person running with a big bag full of hard covered books on his head. How far would he go? How fast can he run? Of course you know he would run with much difficulty and he wouldn’t get very far. This is why we need to cast on our Lord, every care, every bother, every fear that can limit us from running the race marked for us.
Are you stressed, troubled or overwhelmed? Are you shaking and fretting over a particular situation? Now is the time to unload before your God. Be strong, do not fear, your God will come to help you (Isaiah 35:4). You may have done it before and seen no change, still go ahead and cast your cares on God. Talk to God freely and openly about that situation because: 1. He genuinely cares about you. May the Lord take absolute control of all your cares, concerns, worries and anxieties as you begin to unload! Tesh Njokanma is a lawyer by training whose heart is in writing. She is a prolific writer with 15 years experience as a Magazine Editor. She is a pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God with a prayer and teaching ministry. Tesh is married with children. She is based in Lagos, Nigeria Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |
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