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Cast All Your Anxiety on Him 

“If I say, ‘My foot slips,’ Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. In  the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul”  (Psalm 94:18-19). 

An anxious thought can be harmless enough, but when you dwell on that  thought it can quickly turn into worry and eventually worry will turn  to fear. That is why Paul told us to “take captive every thought to make  it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5).

So how do you deal with your anxieties? The world offers many  alternatives, but I don’t think any compare to the Lord’s prescription.  Some people turn to drugs, cigarettes, alcohol or food to comfort them.  Some of the drugs are legitimate and come via a prescription, but you  can’t medicate your anxious thoughts away. Nor can you eat, drink or  smoke them away. 

So what is God’s prescription for anxiety? Paul tells us, “Do not be  anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with  thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which  transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in  Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7). We don’t have to be anxious about  anything because God takes requests 24 hours a day. You can address that  request to Jesus and He will make sure your Heavenly Father gets it. 

“Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you” (1 Peter  5:7). How much of your anxiety does Peter tell us to turn over to the  Lord? All of it! Peter tells us don’t just set it down politely, but he  says to cast it on Him. Webster defines cast as “to throw,  fling, or hurl.” So why fling it? Because the stuff can become toxic if  we hold on to it long enough. 

If your back is aching because you are carrying a bag of anxious  thoughts around all day, the question becomes why? When your foot slips  (and it eventually will), the Lord will hold you up just as He did the  Psalmist, and His comforts will delight your soul as well. So whatever  anxious thought or burden you are carrying around today, cast it on Him  because He does care for you.

Prayer: Forgive me Lord when I hold on to my  anxious thoughts. Help me to be obedient and cast them all on You. Thank  You for caring enough to take all my junk. Your comforts do delight my  soul. May the peace of God guard my heart and mind today. In Jesus name,  amen.