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For Anxiety & Worry — Casting Your Cares on Him
Paul doesn't tell the anxious Philippians to simply stop feeling — he tells them what to do with the feeling: bring 'everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving' to God. Peter echoes it with an image of physically casting the weight off onto Someone able to bear it. Anxiety is real; it's just never meant to be carried alone.
Memory Verse
Philippians 4:6-7
Cross-References
- 1 Peter 5:7
- Matthew 6:34
- Psalm 55:22
Discussion Questions
- What are you currently carrying that you haven't actually handed to God in specific prayer?
- What does 'with thanksgiving' add to how you typically bring worries to God?
Call to Action
Name your specific worry out loud in prayer today, then thank God for one thing in the same breath.
