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How to live a care-free life!

We all have cares, problems, stress, issues and challenges in life. There is no such thing as a stress-free life. Most people carry their cares upon their shoulders and will not ask for help. 1 Peter 5:7 lets us know that we can cast all of our care upon our Heavenly Father, becase He cares for us. This makes such sense! Imagine that you have a 50 lb. piece of furniture that needs to be moved to another room. On your own, that would be either very difficult, or even impossible. However, if you were to ask someone for help, they can help you carry that load quite easily. One person can lift one side of the furniture, and you can lift the other side and together both of you can move the load. It’s the same way with your cares. God tells you today that He is with you and will carry your cares if you give it to Him. When you “cast something,” it leaves you and lands somewhere else. If you cast your care on the Lord, you will feel great relief because you will no longe feel the weight of the burden on your shoulders. It’s time to cast your care upon the Lord, because He cares for you!

 1 Peter 5:7 “casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”

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Did the Apostle Paul beg us to do this?

Did the Apostle Paul “beg” us to do this? In Ephesians 4: 1, Paul begs or beseeches us to lead a life worthy of our calling. He recognized that as the called of God, we have to align our lives with God’s will. We have to model the genuine love and righteousness of God in order to have the moral right to preach the Gospel. We are not to be like those who say: “do as I say, not as I do.” No, we are to say like Paul, who said imitate me as I imitate Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1). Paul went on to remind us that we are to be humble and gentle. Pride and arrogance does not have any place in the Kingdom of God. We have been saved by God’s grace, love and tender mercies, so that has to be expressed in our lives and testimonies. Paul also said that we are to be patient with each other, and be willing to make allowances for each other’s faults because of our love for one another. Wow! Now you can see how precious that atmosphere and environment is. That is where people can be saved and effectively discipled. That is where they will feel free to make mistakes and grow into the person that God called them to be. Thank you Apostle Paul for reminding us about the truth!

Ephesians 4:1,2 “Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.”