Care-Casting

Cast all your cares on him because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7)

Just like casting a fishing line out onto the water, we are to cast all of our cares on Jesus because He cares for us. Lord knows, none of us can hide our burdens, anxieties, difficulties, and cares; they are published on our face, they are broadcast in the tone of our voice, they are revealed through our eyes. I hope you will let today’s verse encourage you to give all of your cares to the One who cares for you far more than anyone else could possibly care.

Here are a few practical steps to consider:

Step #1 – Acknowledge Your Cares

There is no need to deny the difficulties of daily living. Ever since Adam and Eve’s terrible fall in the Garden of Eden, all of life is marked by “thorns and thistles” – troubles, trials, temptations, and testings. Jesus told us there will be a lifetime of problems: “In this world you will have trouble” (John 16:33). So acknowledge your cares and concerns to Him.  

Step #2 – Cast Your Cares

When the waves of challenge wash over you, cast them to Jesus. When the storms winds are howling, cast them to Jesus. When you find yourself in a fire or a flood, cast them to Jesus, because he cares for you. Remember, immediately after Jesus warned that we will have problems, He went on to say, “But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). Never forget that the power in you is greater than any power that comes against you. Not only does Jesus care for you, He is the only One who can carry each and every one of your cares. So cast them on Jesus!

Step #3 – Trust Jesus

As it relates to care-casting, experience has taught me two things: Once we have cast our cares, either Jesus will take them completely from us or take us through them. Either way, we must trust that Jesus’ plan our lives is better than our plan. Jesus knows exactly what we need and when we need it, and that includes the cares of life.

In closing, as you continually practice care-casting, keep this little phrase before you: I WILL, THY WILL. This is shorthand for “I want your will for my life because Thy will is better than my will.” When you do that, submitting your life to Him and trusting that He cares for you, you will be reminding yourself that all things are ultimately working together for your good and God’s glory. And that is the essence of care-casting!

This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!