“Be careful (full of care) for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”~ Phil. 4:6-7
Through the years, I have seriously thought of taking the above scripture as my life text. I am so prone to give in to the temptation of worrying about every little thing. How it has choked the life out of my joy, usefulness, and fellowship, during those times I yielded to it. “And the cares of this world… entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful,”~Mk. 4:19.
I don’t know if it’s the day in which we live, or the fact that I’m getting older, but it seems my heart is overcharged with the cares of this world, more and more, “And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with…cares of this life.”~Lk. 21:34.
I can certainly empathize with Martha in her being full of care and troubled about many things, questing Jesus care, Lk. 10. And the disciples are not alone when they questioned the Lord in the storm, “...carest thou not...” As the saying of our day goes, “Been there; done that.” Oh, not audibly, for I would not come across as “spiritual” to others; but, in my heart...well, that’s another matter.
“Casting all your care on him; for he careth for you.” By continually carrying our load of cares we simply are telling Him we do not believe He cares for us.
A caretaker’s responsibility is to take care of the cares (Isa. 27:3).