DEVOTIONAL: 1 Peter 5:7

"Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you."

We are living in a time where mental health is a real concern. Anxiety and depression are but a few mental health challenges confronting so many people today. We carry so much, we worry too much, we often over extend ourselves because life is demanding. 

So much is expected from us. Babies are expected to reach milestones at prescribed timelines. Children are expected to perform well academically and at sport throughout their schooling years and even at university level. Once we reach the working world performance is monitored and reviewed. It's constant worry about our children, our spouses, our parents and our livelihoods. It can feel and often is overwhelming. 

And yet God's word tells us not to worry...He says that He wants to carry all our burdens (fear and anxieties). Far too often we forget that we are not alone, that He is with us and wants to help us. Sometimes it's hard to imagine someone really wanting to help, considering the time we are living in, where everyone is busy with their own stuff and have no time for others but not God, He is ever ready to help us.

Let's us this morning take God up on His offer to help us. Ask Him to take all our cares because this is what He is telling us to do. Let us trust Him to work everything out in our favour and let us be glad that because of Him we need not be laden with heavy burdens. 

Amen.

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