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

I know a lot of people who spend a lot of time and energy worrying. Maybe you are one of them. Jesus warned

Luke 21:34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life…”

Stress and anxiety are part of life in this sinful world. But the reality is that worriers spend most of their time worrying about things in the past that they can’t change or things that will never happen in the future.

Robert Frost once said “the reason worry kills more people than work is because more people worry than work.” An honest examination of your lives will probably show this to be true.

It is easy to put so much effort into your worries, whether or not they are legitimate concerns, that you don’t try to do anything to overcome them. Just think how much more productive you could be in your life if you would put the same amount of time and effort into working out solutions to your problems that you presently spend in worry. If you think about it, worry is like a rocking chair – it gives you something to do, but you won’t get you anywhere.

Here’s a strong dose of the law for you to consider: Worrying is an insult to the God who has told you “seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Do you believe that God is in control?

You have heard and believed the message of salvation! You know that no matter what you have done wrong in your life, it was covered by the blood of Jesus Christ. You know the way to eternal life. Instead of worrying, trust in Jesus, who has provided these things, and so much more, as a free gift!

Philippians 4:6–7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

One of my favorite verses, one that my dad shared with me constantly, is a little later in that same chapter:

Philippians 4:19 “My God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus” 

In other words, don’t worry. Turn over your cares, worries and anxieties to the one who cares for you.