Sunday, February 9th

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.  I Peter 5:7

 

Some days you just need somebody to really care about where you are in life and the things you're struggling with.  Somebody that won't give you the "book" answer for what you need to do to feel better.  As ladies, sometimes to feel better all we need is to be able to talk it out, and guys don't understand this.  Guys are "fixers", so when your dad gets frustrated when you are hurting, it's because he doesn't know how to "fix" it.  Being able to pour out our  hearts brings release and most of the time, healing.  I'm thankful that over the years, God has given me friends who didn't expect more from me than God has and who were willing to just sit and just listen.  That's how our friend Jesus ought to be, girls.  He longs to just listen as we voice our hurts, our concerns, our burdens, our anger, and our joy.  He wants to hear it all.  "Well, Mrs. Kim, I can't talk to The Lord like I talk to my friends.  It's just not the same."  It should be the same and even better.  If it's not, it could be that you're trying to make prayer something that God never designed it to be.  Prayer is just you talking to your Friend about whatever it is that you're feeling.  It is simply sharing your secret, innermost thoughts and knowing that they will never be shared with anyone else.  

 

All of us have sung "Cast Your Burdens" at camp.  Today's verse is the inspiration for that song.  Sharing our burdens with our Savior ought to feel as natural as breathing; unfortunately though, sometimes it doesn't.  That's because prayer takes practice, and practice is work!  But, if we can ever get to the place in our walks with Christ that we grasp just how much we are loved, casting our burdens upon Jesus won't seem like a chore.  It will be a burning need.

 

Scripture Reading for the Day:

Proverbs 9

II Peter 1