“Cast all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you.”<\/p>\n
That verse always sounded like a peaceful prayer, quietly relaxing to show that you are turning everything over to God.<\/p>\n
Maybe so, but that doesn’t fit my reality very often.\u00a0 It seems like another requirement to get in just the right faith mode before God, so you can show you’ve let your troubles go.<\/p>\n
More likely—a desperate scream for help at wits end does the job better.<\/p>\n
“GOD HELP!”<\/p>\n
“I CAN’T DO THIS!”<\/p>\n
Not pretty—not to show others we got it all together.<\/p>\n
Brutal honesty—total dependency—so God can take over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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