Our Daily Bread: Picking Up the Pieces After Job LossSample

DON'T PANIC: My nephew's job was soon to be eliminated, so I was glad to hear from his wife that he had just accepted an offer for a new position. "We prayed, I worried, and Eric was determined to get another job," Angie wrote in an e-mail, explaining the journey they'd been on for the last few months.

It's easy for us to panic when we face serious concerns: the loss of a job, a family member with cancer, a wayward child.

So we pray. And we get busy. We start doing everything we can think of to move forward in a positive way. And we worry. We know it's a waste of time. Yet a lot of us find ourselves in this dilemma...we know we should trust God, but we wonder just what He's going to do.

That's when we turn to His Word, to remind us that He is walking with us and inviting us to hand over to Him our worries and burdens. Scripture tells us, "[Cast] all your care upon Him, for He cares for you" (1 PETER 5:7), and "God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (PHILIPPIANS 4:19).

When your mind turns to anxious thoughts about the future, remember: "Your heavenly Father knows" (MATTHEW 6:32). He will give you what you need. -Cindy Hess Kasper

Worry is a burden God never intended us to bear.