"Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7
This is a verse
that I think of often…because I struggle with worry and anxiety. This past month I’ve run that verse through
my head over and over picturing what it means to cast those anxieties on Jesus
who truly cares for me.
I picture myself
throwing each anxious thought as far out into the ocean as possible since Jesus
used many fishermen examples during His teaching time on earth. Watching fishermen from time to time…and
doing some fishing with my dad early on…makes me think of how far out we would
try to sling that piece of bait. We’d
watch it go until we could see it no more and then picture it sinking close to
the ocean’s floor.
This is what God
wants for me with my anxious thoughts…thoughts about Lauren starting high
school (which she loves!!!), Taylor having to walk onto campus alone and find
her way independently (It’ll come in time.), figuring out the pickups each
afternoon (Mike’s got this covered.), and teaching 2nd grade this
year for the first time ever.
It’s been a
season of newness and some scary firsts, but the Lord has brought peace each
step of the way. I’ve gotten to see so
many people offer their help without even asking. For example, I ran into the teacher friend who is going to open
her classroom up to Taylor in the mornings at high school registration for
Lauren. She said she’d be in her
classroom early each day because her son is taking 0 period at the school every
day. Guess what…this same woman is Taylor’s
English and Social Studies teacher this year! When she and I talked at
registration and she offered her room in the mornings, I truly felt like she
was an angel delivered to me at that perfect time…and I told her so!
I’ve spent
some time in anxious worry, and this verse comes to mind squashing fears
because I know God is going to take care of things. I slip into fear and anxiety often, and I’ve had to trust His
timing to deliver answers and remind myself of His care for me.
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