Give your cares and worries to God.
Humble yourself therefore under the mighty hand of God,
so that he may exalt you in due time.
Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7
We often worry about our position and status , hoping to get proper recognition for what we do. But Peter advises us to remember that God's recognition counts more than human praise. God is able and willing to bless us according to his timing. Humbly obey God regardless of present circumstances, and in his good time - either in this lifetime or next - he will honor you. Carrying your worries, stresses, and daily struggles by yourself shows you have not trusted God fully with your life. It takes humility however to recognize that God cares, to admit your need, and to let others in God's family help you. Sometimes we think that struggles caused by our sin and foolishness aren't God's concern. But when we turn to God in repentance, he will bear the weight even of those struggles. Letting God have your anxieties calls for action, not passivity. Don't submit to circumstances but to the Lord, who controls circumstances.
Related:
Psalm 55:22
Matt 6:25
James 4:10
20th Day of Lent:
By the sweat of your face
you shall eat bread
until you return to the ground,
for out of it you were taken;
you are dust,
and to dust you shall return.
Genesis 3:19
Related:
Genesis 2:7
Ecclesiastes 3:20-21, 12:7
Psalm 90:30, 103:14, 104:29
1 Corinthians 15:47
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