The psalmist wrote, Be still and know that I am God. Paul exhorted the Philippians to be anxious for nothing. And Peter instructed hsi readers to cast all their cares on God.
How can someone stop worrying and be still? Only through prayer and trust in the loving God. Those who cast their cares on Him can set aside the noise and confusion, ambitions and strivings, and enter into the peace of God.
This doesn’t mean that those who are still before the Lord will escape life’s dangers and dilemmas, but it does mean they will have the ability to live with tranquility in the midst of them. Though trouble may remain, the confusion, apprehension, and despair begin to fade away. Such people show poise under pressure; they’re unshaken by life’s alarms; they radiate peace wherever they go.
If you’ve never acquainted yourself with the depths of God’s love and His call for you to live in that love, your life will be filled with anxiety and cares. You’ll often be fretful and restless - always looking for that illusive something more.
When you learn to turn your confidence toward God and cast your cares on Him, you can be calm in the midst of life’s demands.
A knock came at the door of the home of a man who had a young family. When the father answered the door, he was greeted by someone he had never met - a friendly man from a nearby church who had stopped by to say hello.
His pleasant demeanor and kind words impressed the dad, and the two agreed to meet again. When they did, the visitor introduced the man to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Both he and his wife trusted Jesus as Savior.
That changed everything. The couple began attending church, and all six of their children became believers in Christ. Eventually the dad became a Sunday school teacher and a deacon.
One of this couple’s daughters grew up to attend the same Christian college I attended. That student’s name was Sue, and from the first time I saw this cute girl from Grand Rapids, I was smitten. The man who had answered the door eventually became my father-in-law. That door-to-door ambassador changed not just one man, but an entire family and the results continue to reverberate.
Paul encouraged us, Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you to ought to answer each one.
Whose life, whose future, will you impact? Lord, lay some soul upon my heart. And love that soul through me and may I nobly do my part. To win that soul for thee.
