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1 Peter 5:7
Casting the whole of your care
[all your anxieties, all your
worries, all your concerns, once
and for all] on Him, for He cares
for you affectionately and cares
about you watchfully (The
Amplified Bible).
Let Him have all your worries and
cares, for He is always thinking
about you and watching
everything that concerns you
(Life Application Bible).
…casting all your care upon Him, for He cares (relax My hold on you)!
for you (New Spirit Filled Life Bible). Assuredly not! (The Amplified
(The picture which comes to mind is of a camel, Bible).
burdened with a heavy load. When the load is to Stay away from the love of
be removed, the camel kneels down, tilts far to money; be satisfied with what
one side, and the load rolls off - Prov. 16:3). you have. For God has said, "I
Carrying your worries, stress, and daily will never, never fail you nor
struggles by yourself shows that you have not forsake you." (Life Application
trusted God fully with your life. It takes humility, Bible).
however, to recognize that God cares, to admit Let your conduct be without
your need, and to let others in His family help covetousness; be content with
you. Sometimes we think that struggles caused such things as you have. For
by our own sin and foolishness are not God's He Himself has said, "I will
concern. But when we turn to Him in never leave you nor forsake
repentance, kneel down and let the load roll off, you." (New Spirit Filled Life
He will bear the weight even of those struggles! Bible).
Letting God have your worries is active, not We are contented when we
passive. realize God's sufficiency for
Psalm 55:22 our needs. Christians who
Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the become materialistic are
weight of it] and He will sustain you; He will saying with their lives that God
never allow the [consistently] righteous to be can't take care of them - or at
moved (made to slip, fall, or fail) - The Amplified least won't take care of them
Bible. the way they want. Insecurity
Give your burdens to the Lord. He will carry can lead to the love of money,
them. He will not permit the godly to slip or fall whether we are rich or poor.
(Life Application Bible). The only antidote is to trust
Cast your burden on the LORD, and He shall GOD to meet all our needs!
sustain you; He shall never permit the
righteous to be moved (New Spirit Filled Life
Bible).
Sustain, chul (kool); Strong's #3557: To
maintain, nourish, provide food, bear, hold up,
protect, support, defend; to supply the means
necessary for living. Occurring nearly 40 times,
chul primarily suggests "to measure out a
provision of food," that is, "to provide". In Gen.
50:21, Joseph pledges to provide for his
brothers and their children. So God will
support, nourish and provide for His children!
Hebrews 13:5
Let your character or moral disposition be free
from love of money [including greed, avarice,
lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and
be satisfied with your present [circumstances
and with what you have]: for He [God] Himself
has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give
you up nor leave you without support. [I will]
not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave
you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down