The Apostle Peter tells us that we should cast our anxieties or cares on God. This is prefaced by an admonition to humble ourselves. I think Peter tells us this because it is difficult, if not impossible, to trust anyone else with anything if our pride is telling us we don't need help. It takes humility to admit that you can't do something alone.
I like Peter's wording in this passage (1 Peter 5:6), "the mighty hand of God...". God is indeed strong. His power raises the dead (John 11:1-44). His strength has no upper limit and His authority is absolute (John 1:1-5 and Colossians 1:15-18). So Peter tells us to "cast" our anxieties on Him. All of us throwing or casting all of our worries on Him would require a lot of strength to hold all of that. Not only can He hold all that, but He can crush them in one mighty hand!
Our God loves us because He is our Father and we are His children. We know that we can trust in Him (Psalm 28:7). Those of us in Christ Jesus have no reason to fear anything (Psalm 46:1-3)!
Our worry and anxiety will only build and we lose sleep and our mind and spirit are weakened by it. When we let go of it and trust in the Lord, new strength is found in Him (Isaiah 40:28-31).
God is AWESOME!
