Cast all your troubles

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May 17, 2016 2:27 PM

“ Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”

Prayer

Memory Verse: 1 Peter 5:7 – “Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”

The Word for Today devotional by United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) says

The word ‘casting’ pictures a fisherman throwing his net into the sea to catch fish. He knows he will not succeed by carrying his net, but by casting it. What are you carrying around? Old pain? Old resentment?

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An old torch for somebody who has moved on? Cast it away! You are sacrificing your future for something that is not worthy of your time and energy. Why would God tell you to do something so radical? Because ‘He cares for you’.

While you are caring for it, He is caring for you. It is hard to watch somebody you love twisting in pain because of something they should not be carrying. God has no problem making the thing leave you alone; His struggle is getting you to loosen your grip on it.

Today God is speaking to you, not what is bothering you, saying, ‘Cast it away!’ Satan is a thief. Unwillingness to forgive is one of the doors through which he enters, and you are the only one who can close it.

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When you wake up and realise how much he is already stolen from you, you will be angry with yourself. Harness that anger. Let it motivate you to live by the three R’s: Repent. Rectify the situation if possible.

Take Responsibility for your life. Once you have done that, close the book on it, enjoy the benefits of God’s grace, and move on.

Recognise when something is dead. No amount of effort can resuscitate a corpse, so sign the death certificate, bury the past, and get going. That does not mean you are quitting, it means you are conserving your strength for things that count, for things you can do something about.

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