There are times when all you really need is someone to hear you out, listen to you, sit with you and encourage you. To give you wisdom and guidance. To remind you that you are cherished and loved.
“You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry.”
Psalm 10:17 NIV
Because of Jesus, you have access to a Father who loves you and listens to you.
Stop looking to others to give you what you can only get from God.
What do you need from God today?
“Love never gives up”.
1 Corinthians 13:4 MSG
So much can be communicated through a small touch.
A reassuring pat of the hand.
A hug.
A gentle tug on the elbow of someone who you want closer.
Holding a hand.
A small touch can make a bad thing okay, an okay thing good and make a good thing great.
Small touches are difference makers in a relationship, in a life.
They can be the first thing we unconsciously give and the first thing that we unconsciously withhold.
When we struggle, we when are angry, when we are hurt, we withhold the small touches.
It’s easy to forget how important they are to us and to those we love.
A small touch may make a difference.
What small touch do you need to give?
Who needs it?
What is holding you back from giving it and whatever that is – is it more important than the relationship?
In order to cast ALL your anxiety on Him, you have to move your focus from your anxiety to your Savior.
You are focused on what you’re worried about, what you can’t control, what you are not strong enough to carry. You are focused on the problem and how heavy it weighs upon your shoulders. You are focused on your own hands when God is asking you to focus on His heart.
He cares for you.
He cares for more than you can comprehend.
When you are in the middle of a fierce storm feeling out of control and tossed around, you ask Jesus, like the disciples did in Mark 4:38, “Do you even care that I’m in this storm? I didn’t see it coming, I didn’t cause it to happen and I’m not sure if I’m going to make it through.”
The answer is yes, He cares.
Yes, He knows.
Yes, He can handle it.
In fact, the Hebrew word used for “care” in both the above passages is the SAME word used in 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV):
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
1 Peter 5:7 NIV
The word “cast” is a word picture of throwing something very heavy and getting it out of your hands.
Jesus can handle whatever you are carrying. He who carried the weight of your sin can carry the weight of your fears.
Does God care?
Yes, He absolutely does.
“Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will].”1 Thessalonians 5:18 AMPC
When is it the right time to be thankful?
There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.
Matthew 6:25, 26 MSG
Life with God is about love, risk, adventure, faith, serving, giving, and enjoying.
Life with God is about being filled with His love and mercy every day and then pouring out on all those around you.
Life with God is about worshipping Him when we wake, when we walk, when we clean, when we work, when we eat, when we get dressed.
Life with God is about knowing that you are saved by grace and reconciled to Him because of the sacrifice of Jesus.
Life with God is about knowing that He loves you because you are His kid and He enjoys spending time with you.
You are a child of God who is cherished, chosen and provided for.
Live in the freedom of His love.
Live care-less in the care of God.
Live more in this truth and less in the lie that you are valued because of what you look like, eat, wear or do.
Jesus has made a way so you can experience far more than that.
This life, this love, this security comes from Him and is unshakable.
The rest is frosting.
Cindy Grasso 