![]() He promises to act because of his love for us. God wants to be trusted by you in the things that are most troubling to you. If there is a secret to practically casting your cares on the Lord, it is to believe with all your heart that God cares for you and your situation. Then Peter tells us why we should do it – because God cares for you. ![]() The premise in this verse is obvious – cast your cares on the Lord. Like so many times in the Bible, the premise is based on a promise. The second principle is based on a closer look at 1 Peter 5:7. Therefore, if we fail to cast our cares on God, we fail to rely on God’s grace that is our power for handling and working through the anxieties in our life. Notice 1 Corinthians 15:10: “…I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.” Paul does not deny his own hard work and involvement in the tasks at hand, but quickly points to how the hard work was fruitful, joyful, and purposeful – by the grace of God. Almost anytime Paul describes his tireless efforts for the gospel of Jesus Christ, he carefully describes how that effort is based on the grace of God and his union with Christ. The first principle is most beautifully seen in the life and example of Paul. ![]() Notice how this principle also negates the cliched notion that “God helps those who help themselves.” Not only is that phrase absent in the Bible, it is wholly anti-gospel. And this, I think, is often the way the verse is interpreted. If I say, “God commands and expects us to let him work for us instead of us working for him” I would be dead wrong. I can change that one word and make the principle completely wrong. The first is to understand that God commands and expects us to let him work for us before we go to work for him. There are two principles in play when casting our cares on God. It is not the concept of “let go and let God” in the sense of saying “the heck with it, God will deal with it.” So we have to do away with any of those ideas. It is not an invitation to view God as your own personal servant who will take care of things for you while you sip on a glass of tea. It is helpful to first understand what the command to cast your cares on the Lord does not mean. Finding Favour is a contemporary Christian worship band who has a smash hit playing on K-Love radio about every 25 minutes called “Cast My Cares.” The song is based on 1 Peter 5:7 that says, “cast all your anxieties (cares) on him, because he cares for you.” It is a catchy song based on a tremendous verse.īut how do we actually do such a thing as Christians? What does it really look like to cast your cares on the Lord? This is a perfect example of the many ways Christians might be convinced of something intellectually – for most Christians would agree that we should cast our cares on the Lord – but simultaneously be perplexed and even frustrated when trying to practically carry out the task. ![]()
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