Let Those Cares Go!

I just read this short writing that is really true and encouraging. I thought I share with you all. Jesus offers himself as a place of rest from our heavy burden. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30 NIV)

Here it is:

Though I closed my eyes and tried to rest, my mind refused to turn off. I couldn't stop wondering if I should have said or done something different.

Finally, I got up and went over to my computer, hoping to find some nugget of truth to ease my mind. Tears came to my eyes as I caught sight of a scripture someone had posted: "Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved" (Psalm 55:22).

All week long, the Lord had been speaking to me about casting my burdens or cares upon Him--now here was that theme again! Suddenly, I knew I needed to hand over to Him all my worry about the situation and what would happen. If I'd messed up, He was big enough to handle it! I didn't need to carry the burden.

Cares come in all sorts of different sizes and shapes. We can be careful about all the things we need to do, careful about what we've said or done, careful about other people, careful about our health--we seem to attract cares like a magnet! At the time, the cares on our shoulder seem heavier than anything else in the entire world could possibly be. 

But whatever our care might be, we weren't meant to carry it! We were meant to cast it. It's actually prideful of us to insist on worrying and carrying our cares when God tells us to cast them. God cares perfectly for each one of us. He is our infallible heavenly Shepherd. He urges us to humble ourselves--admit our inability--and cast every worry, burden, and care upon Him. 

"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." 1 Peter 5:6,7 (KJV)

(Source: www.christianperspective.net)