Relax – trust God 

‘Cast your cares on the LORD and He will sustain you’ Psalm 55:22 NIV 

You either carry the burden or let God carry it – the choice is yours! How does God sustain us? One day at a time! Remember the Israelites in the wilderness? Each day God fed them by sending manna from heaven. But like us some of them wanted to make sure they’d have enough for tomorrow (just in case God forgot). But God would allow them to collect only enough for each day. If they collected more, it rotted. Think: worrying over the future is like trying to store up manna for tomorrow and before you know it you feel rotten (no pun intended). Your Heavenly Father wants you to give tomorrow to Him because it’s too big for you. Are you being tormented by the ‘What Ifs’? What if the money doesn’t come? What if I get hurt, seriously ill or lose my job? What if I’m lonely all my life? What if I’m not really hearing from God and make a mistake? The King James Bible calls these ‘imaginations’ (2 Corinthians 10:5 KJV). You’re imagining the worst. Paul says, ‘cast them down’ [paraphrased], for if you don’t, you’ll live in dread concerning things that haven’t happened, and probably never will, unless you create them through fear (see Job 3:25). What if you reason and reason and figure it all out, then God surprises you and does something different? All that time would be wasted! Haven’t you wasted enough time worrying? Here’s an idea: what if you just relax and let God be God? 

Prayer Point:

Lord, help me find a way to stop gravitating back to thoughts of failure, even when there’s no proof that things will fail. Every time You have come through for me, is proof that you can do it again. Help me be confident but not arrogant in my faith, to stand and believe You are there. You will supply the need, You will solve the problem, in Jesus’ name.