Casting All Our Burdens Upon The Lord

 Somehow in the human realm, we 'like' to have a few 'worries' under our belts. Everyone seems to be worried about this and that, about relationships and redundancies, life and living, health and happiness, food and finances, the government and global issues, sleeplessness, stress, strain, and supply. But the Lord Jesus, in this extended dialogue to His followers, warns of the foolishness of fretting and futility of worry, it results in a fruitless and defeated life.
 However, the Lord's warning is of even greater significance, for us to embrace worry instead of Casting All Our Burdens Upon The Lord, demonstrates a serious lack of faith in God's Word. It casts the shadow of doubt on His precious promises of provision, which discredits His holy character.
 Worry is not only an ungodly state of mind that is often triggered by circumstances of life, but is also a choice of the will, where we imagine the worst scenario, which gives birth to mental imbalance and a restless heart. Worry too often triggers physical illness and spiritual frailty. Worry is an incubator for depression and discouragement, and should be shunned.
 We all live in the same fallen world and are surrounded by imperfect people and unscrupulous individuals with a sin nature and we sometimes make mistakes. This results in interpersonal problems, financial hardship, health problems, daily disasters, and unavoidable conflicts which result from the foolish mistakes or premeditated actions of other people or ourselves. But Jesus spent some considerable time instructing His disciples to trust Him and not to worry about the things we need in life.
 The Bible is full of verses instructing us to FEAR NOT, to HAVE FAITH, and to cast our burdens upon the Lord Who has promised to keep and sustain us.
Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear.

Our United Prayer:
Father, we confess that we worry about many things, rather than trusting Your Word implicitly. Help us to learn to cast all our cares upon You, day by day, and moment by moment. As each worry and concern forms in our minds, we Pray that we would take our thoughts captive to Christ. We pray that with Your help, we will look to You and hand over our anxious thoughts to You, knowing that You have promised to carry us through all of life's difficulties and provide for the needs of ours and our families. Thank You for Your goodness and grace. We pray this prayer in the name of Jesus, AMEN.