"casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
We recently went on vacation and had opportunity to put this into practice. When we needed to ask the Lord for help in a situation, we had to cast the care of it to Him and refuse to worry about it. This is what we did: We prayed that the hotel would not be sold out for 2 of the nights we were to be there. Then we did our part by finding a back up plan which was not our desire. We did not want to move hotels just two days before heading back home.
We were at a hotel that we have visited multiple times and we felt comfortable with the staff, our room and the location. Once we prayed and secured something in case the Lord had a reason for us to change hotels, we cast the care of the situation to Him. Every time the temptation came to worry, we just said, "No, we are not going to worry. We asked the Lord for His help. Now we are going to trust Him."
And we had peace in the waiting time. One by one, the days we needed began to open up. We were excited. Saturday night had opened up for us. All we needed was for Friday to be available and we would be set. We were so blessed to come out on Friday morning to the front desk where they happily announced that a room had opened up for us and we would be able to stay, uninterrupted until we were ready to fly home.
This is a practice we must diligently do. When we are asking the Lord for something, our flesh, and/or the devil will want to rise up and bring fear or worry to us. But our job is to say, "No!" I have given this situation to the Lord. I refuse to fear or worry." God is faithful when we pray. We must first start by believing we receive the minute we pray. Our job is to believe it all the way until it manifests in the natural realm. Faith without works is dead. Worry is sin and we must resist it at all costs.
We hope this encourages you. Pray, trust, believe, wait and see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. He is faithful.
May God bless you as you make it a great week!
Denny & Hanny Stearns Fish N Loaves Ministries, Inc.
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