Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7
That night I woke up multiple times with this verse going through
my mind. I didn’t know why, and I still don’t.
It has been a stressful couple of months. First the symptoms
driving him to the doctor, emergency room and the specialist. Then the verdict,
‘You need a biopsy.’ We were leaving
for Austria in 2 days so the biopsy was scheduled for 2 weeks after we returned
– 1 month from the day we knew he needed one.
It was a great trip and a wonderful visit with family. The only
pall overshadowing the trip was the knowledge that it could be his last.
With the biopsy came a diagnosis leading to surgery. Cancer is
never welcome – It sneaks in subtly, insidiously, when you least expect it, inconvenient,
uninvited and unwelcomed. Surgery was scheduled and performed. A 2 day hospital
stay turned into 6. Afterwards a favorable pathology report gave us the best
possible news, the cancer was non-invasive. Some preventive life-style changes were
recommended and frequent follow-up visits would keep us apprised of any
recurrence. No chemo would be needed!
So now why, after all that and with him recuperating at home, did
I find myself wakeful with 1 Peter 5:7 running through my mind?
The very next morning the verse of the day popped up on my phone
screen and guess what it was? Yes, 1 Peter 5:7! It almost made me laugh out
loud.
I looked up the word “cast.” Then I looked up the verse to get its context.
The previous verse reads, “Humble
yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due
time.”
Ok, Lord, I get the message. It is only in rolling my burdens on
you, letting loose of them by throwing them onto the shoulders of the God of
the universe and not trying to handle things on my own, that I can come in
complete humility and dependency acknowledging your sovereignty over every
single area of my life.
Every. Single. Area.
And when I do, when I let go and stop carrying burdens myself, I find your strength
sustaining me and I can rest.
Cast your burden on
the Lord, And He shall sustain you;
He shall never permit
the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22
