casting cares...

It's been a while... since my heart's been really troubled... but last night... it was all stirred up over a loved one...

Immediately... calmly... I prayed... casting cares... anxieties... on Him...

Trusting His love for me... and mine...
knowing He's at work... dividing light... from... dark...
asking for the guarding of hearts... and the breaking of strongholds...

Peace came... as I remembered He cared... and is capable... of doing much more than we ask... or imagine...

But anxiety would rise again... as I relaxed...
fought off again by casting cares... in prayer...

Trusting...
Knowing...
Asking...

A spiritual battle through much of the evening...
one no one else saw... but Him...

Sleep came peacefully...
this morning the battle done...

The morning's devotional... confirmed the spiritual reality... and the exercise of casting cares...

There is One who careth for you. His eye is fixed on you, His heart beats with pity for your woe, and His hand omnipotent shall yet bring you the needed help. The darkest cloud shall scatter itself in showers of mercy. The blackest gloom shall give place to the morning. He, if thou art one of His family, will bind up thy wounds, and heal thy broken heart. Doubt not His grace because of thy tribulation, but believe that He loveth thee as much in seasons of trouble as in times of happiness.

--- Charles Spurgeon,  Morning and Evening

 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

1 Peter 5:7

Lord Jesus... thank You for caring... 

and for Your power to carry all...!