1 Peter 5:7 (AMP) Casting the [whole of your care [all 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.
The Apostle Paul encouraged us to pray in every circumstance about anything that causes anxiety or worry in our lives. We should make it known to God by calling and crying out to Him, because He is a God who hears.
The moment we are saved, we need to know that we no longer live without hope and without God in this world. We tend to think of the worst-case scenario whenever something happens to us. Anxiety is built on fear—fear of the unknown or possible scenarios. Fear is a spiritual force that can cripple us and keep us busy thinking about the possible outcomes, but does nothing to resolve the problem. Fear is an act of the evil one that causes us to focus on the issue rather than on God.
As believers, we can offload it to God and rest in His love. God is greater, more powerful and resourceful and has more wisdom. Nothing is too difficult for Him. God has established a covenant with us so that man’s problem becomes His problem, because it is a covenant obligation between partners. If He has resolved our sin issue as our covenant partner, there is nothing in this life He cannot help us with. We must understand what covenant is and see God as our covenant partner, so we can draw on His resources. God’s love, established through a covenant, commits Him to be with us in good and bad times!
God repeatedly reminds us to pray and to cast all our cares upon Him, but prayer and casting our cares on Him are choices we must make. We need to come before Him, tell Him specifically about our situation, and ask Him for help. Speaking to Him about the situation also serves as a release valve for our emotions, helps us cope with our fears, and enables us to receive from the Lord in His presence. Praying in the Spirit also helps to strengthen our inner man when we are stressed.
You matter a great deal to God! He cares for you regardless of what you have or have not done, but by His pure grace. Therefore, we can run to the throne of grace in the storms of our lives. Let’s always remember that we have the right and the opportunity to come to Him and draw on Him in time of need! He has invited us to do so when He said, “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).
Reflection: How does knowing that God cares for you and wants to help you when you are fearful and anxious encourage you, and how will you apply this truth to your life right now?
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祂顾念你
彼得前书 5:7 你们要将一切的忧虑卸给神，因为他顾念你们。
使徒保罗鼓励我们，无论在任何环境中，凡是会使我们焦虑或忧虑的事情，都要祷告。我们应当借着呼求祂、向祂呼喊，将这些事情带到神面前，因为祂是一位垂听祷告的神。
当我们得救的那一刻起，我们需要知道，我们不再是在这个世界上没有盼望、没有神的人。每当事情发生在我们身上时，我们往往会想到最坏的情况。焦虑建立在惧怕之上——对未知或可能发生情况的惧怕。惧怕是一种属灵的力量，它能够使我们瘫痪，使我们不断思考各种可能的结果，却无法真正解决问题。惧怕是仇敌所带来的作为，使我们将注意力集中在问题上，而不是神身上。
作为信徒，我们可以将一切卸给神，并安息在祂的爱中。神更加伟大、更有能力、更有资源，也拥有更大的智慧。没有任何事情对祂来说是太难的。神与我们立下盟约，使人的问题成为祂的问题，因为这是盟约伙伴之间的责任。如果祂作为我们的盟约伙伴，已经解决了我们罪的问题，那么在今生没有任何事情是祂无法帮助我们的。我们必须明白什么是盟约，并看见神是我们的盟约伙伴，这样我们才能支取祂的资源。神借着盟约所建立的爱，使祂承诺无论在顺境或逆境中，都与我们同在！
神不断提醒我们要祷告，并将一切忧虑卸给祂，但祷告和将忧虑交托给神，是我们必须做出的选择。我们需要来到祂面前，具体地告诉祂我们的处境，并求祂帮助我们。向神诉说我们的情况，也成为我们情绪的释放出口，帮助我们面对惧怕，并使我们能够在祂的同在中从主领受。在压力之中，在灵里祷告也能帮助我们刚强里面的人。
你对神来说非常重要！无论你做了什么，或没有做什么，祂都顾念你，这完全是出于祂纯粹的恩典。因此，在生命的风暴中，我们可以奔向恩典的宝座。让我们永远记得，我们有权利，也有机会在需要的时候来到祂面前，并支取祂的帮助！祂邀请我们这样做，因为祂说：“所以我们只管坦然无惧地来到施恩的宝座前，为要得怜恤，蒙恩惠，作随时的帮助。”（希伯来书 4:16）
默想：当你知道神顾念你，并且在你感到惧怕和焦虑时，祂愿意帮助你，这如何鼓励你？你将如何在此刻把这个真理应用在你的生命中？
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