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God is vehemently against
worry. Jesus preached against it. Paul preached against it. The whole
Bible preaches against worry because it was designed by Satan to produce
stress, strain and death.
Yet many of us still act as if it's an
option, as if we're free to worry if we want to. But we're not! Worrying
is a sin. It's one of those things the Word of God directly commands us
not to do.
What are you supposed to do then with all the concerns
you have about your problems? In 1 Peter 5:7, God says you should "cast
them all upon Him." All. Not 75 percent of them. Not all of them but the ones about your kids. All of them!
Your confession every morning should be, "I do not have a care in this world because I've cast every one of them onto my Lord."
Let
me illustrate how that works. Let's say you were standing about 20 feet
away from me and I tossed my car keys to you. If someone else were to
come to me and say, "Brother Copeland, I need the keys to your car. I
need to use it," I would say, "I can't help you. I cast my keys over on
him. I don't have them anymore."
That's what you need to do with
your worries. You need to cast them over on the Lord and not take them
back. If Satan brings a worried thought to your mind, saying, "What if
this terrible thing happens?" then you can tell him to talk to God about
it. It's in His hands, not yours!
Once you do that, changes will
start to take place in your life. Problems you've been fretting about
for years will start being solved. You'll no longer be tying God's hands
with your worrying. His power can begin to operate because you've acted
in faith and cast your cares on Him!
Remember, though, God will not take your cares away from you. You have to give them
to Him. Then you have to replace those worries with the Word. You are
the one who has to keep your thoughts under control. But you can do it.
The Greater One dwells within you. He is able to put you over. Commit to
it. You'll never have to worry again.
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