Take it to God in Prayer
"Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you." Psalm 55:22 AMPC
After preaching about taking our worries to God in prayer, a lady approached the great preacher G. Campbell Morgan and said, "I don't bother God with little things; I only take the big ones to Him." Morgan replied, "My dear lady, everything we take to God is little." The Bible says, "Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you." God knows you're not built to carry the weight of worry, so He invites you to give it to Him today. Anything that's big enough to be a source of anxiety should be turned into a prayer. Peter writes: "Casting the whole of your care [all of 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" (1 Peter 5:7 AMPC). Note the word "casting." That's the opposite of "carrying!" The moment you recognize that a worry is beginning to weigh you down, "cast" it on the Lord, knowing "He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully." Now if He was a distant God who didn't care about you, you would have reason to worry. Or if He was a weak God who couldn't do anything about it, you would have reason to worry. The truth is, it's as you give your worries to God that you discover how big He really is. The songwriter Joseph Scriven put it this way: "Oh, what peace we often forfeit, oh, what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer."
This message taken from: Daily Devotional - The Word for You Today
After preaching about taking our worries to God in prayer, a lady approached the great preacher G. Campbell Morgan and said, "I don't bother God with little things; I only take the big ones to Him." Morgan replied, "My dear lady, everything we take to God is little." The Bible says, "Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you." God knows you're not built to carry the weight of worry, so He invites you to give it to Him today. Anything that's big enough to be a source of anxiety should be turned into a prayer. Peter writes: "Casting the whole of your care [all of 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" (1 Peter 5:7 AMPC). Note the word "casting." That's the opposite of "carrying!" The moment you recognize that a worry is beginning to weigh you down, "cast" it on the Lord, knowing "He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully." Now if He was a distant God who didn't care about you, you would have reason to worry. Or if He was a weak God who couldn't do anything about it, you would have reason to worry. The truth is, it's as you give your worries to God that you discover how big He really is. The songwriter Joseph Scriven put it this way: "Oh, what peace we often forfeit, oh, what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer."
This message taken from: Daily Devotional - The Word for You Today
Recent
Archive
2025
January
"Forgiving each other ...as...God forgave you."EMBRACING UNCERTAINITY AND FOLLOWING GODBLESSING IS PROGRESSIVEIS GOD SHAKING YOU UP?PROBLEMS? DRAW CLOSER TO GODDON'T AVOID--ENGAGEYOU ARE COMMANDED TO LOVEJUST SOW THE SEEDSEE YOURSELF AS VALUABLE (1)SEE YOURSELF AS VALUABLE (2)PRAY ABOUT IT, THEN TAKE ACTIONTHE IMPORTANCE OF GOD'S WORDTHE LINK BETWEEN DISOBEDIENCE AND STRESSHAVE YOU TALKED TO GOD ABOUT IT?KNOW YOUR PURPOSE, KNOW YOUR PARTNERSHOW TO GET WHAT YOU WANTPARENTING, THE BIBLE WAYHOW TO BUILD YOUR SELF-ESTEEMSIGNS FOLLOW FAITHWORSHIP: GIVING YOURSELF TO GODCHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS, AND CHANGE YOUR LIFEFind Prayer PartnersHOW GOD SEES YOUBE GUIDED BY WISDOM, NOT IMPULSEHOW TO GIVEPAUSE AND REFLECTWHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES US ABOUT MONEY (1)WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES ABOUT MONEY (2)WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES US ABOUT MONEY (3))WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES US ABOUT MONEY (4)WHAT THE LORD TEACHES US ABOUT MONEY (5)SEEKING GOD
February
Practice Saying No To YourselfThe Best Is Yet To ComeThe Grandfather's Mistake Became The Grandson's MiracleHow To Conquer The Fear Of FailingLet's Respect Our DifferencesPass It On To OthersThrow It DownYou Are Called To Be Salt And LightExpect To "Wrestle"Use Your Gifts In Ministry To OthersKeep Trusting GodFear Is The Enemy Of GrowthChange Your RoutineYou Are Not Beyond God's ReachDon't Look At Christians, Look At ChristHave A God PerspectiveGod Uses Damaged PeopleUnderstanding The Word "Imputed"Governed By Christ's Love For UsToday Expect God's FavorGrowth Is About EnlargementKeep Praying And BelievingRefuse To Wear The LabelShake It Off, And Move ForwardWhen Others "Don't Get It"Righteousness Is A Gift, Not A Reward
March
Don't Break, Bounce Back (1)How Long Will You Live?Don't Break, Bounce Back (2)Put Away The Measuring StickKnow When To Let GoUse Your ImaginationConnect, Commit, CommunicateHow God Sees YouRearing Spiritual FruitConsult God On Your Daily To Do ListBorn To Believe (1)Born To Believe (2)Only Jesus Can Satisfy Your Soul"Forgive Them" And Delete ItPut God Between Yourself and the FoeBe True To The ScripturesThe Kids Are Watchcng You (1)The Kids Are Watching You (2)If You're A Leader, Read ThisPrayer and Your RASLearn To Say NoYou Can Learn To LoveAlways Agree With God’s WordGive God All The GloryDon’t Let A Wall Build Up Between YouTo Be Used By GodTell Them While You Still CanYou’re Almost ThereA Ministry Of Tears“Much More” Or “Much Less” (1)
Categories
no categories