#god cares

[thewordfortheday]

Luke 12:24 And you are far more valuable to Him than any birds!

The truth is that God is even watching over the birds of the air—so how much more is He watching over you? Look at the birds of the air, and yet not one of them is forgotten by God. (Luke 12:6). If God is concerned and cares about the needs of this small, ever common creature, how much more will God notice and take care of the unique needs of His own child, who is made in His very image?

Therefore, we truly don’t need to worry about our life, what we will eat, or about our body and what we will wear. We can trust that our God is faithful, and He will take care of every need we face.

[richellegoodrich]

"God does sit beside us and walk with us and even cry with us on occasion. Sometimes, He laughs with us too."

― Richelle E. Goodrich, Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year

[godoverus]

[momentsbeforemass]

Cares

Cares are things. Heavy things.

And there’s a question about cares baked into today’s Psalm.

What are you carrying around?

If you’re like me, the honest answer is something like “more than I want to.”

All of us have cares. Whether it’s cares from our past (and every one of us has them). Or the cares of the present. Or cares of the future.

Those are just our basic cares. The ones that are always with us. They create a basic level of weight that we carry around.

And even if we don’t notice them because they’re in the background, it still takes energy to carry them around.

Which means it should be no surprise that the hard stuff of life – relationship problems, family, health, finances, addictions – and even the cares of daily life can feel like they weigh so much more. Can hit us so much harder.

Because you and I are already weighed down with all of our background cares.

Before any of those other cares get thrown on top of what we’re already carrying.

With all of those cares weighing down on us, it’s tempting to just dump it all. Drop all your cares and run away from them.

I know someone who tries to do just that.

Every few months, when it all gets to be too much for them at work, they bail out.

They quit their job. Reinvent themselves with a new employer or in a new line of work. Then find a new job.

Sometimes it lasts a few months, sometimes they make it almost a year.

But when it all gets to be too much for them, they quit their job. Reinvent themselves with a new employer or in a new line of work. Then find a new job.

Rinse and repeat.

Each time it happens, we talk about it. And each time I hear the same things. When the dust settles, they swapped all of the things they couldn’t stand about their old job for the new job’s version of the same stuff.

Nothing ever seems to change for them.

Because dropping your cares and running away from them is an illusion.

It’s not just a job thing. The same thing holds true for every source of cares in our lives. Whether it’s relationships, family, friends, health, addiction, finances, or any other source of cares in our lives.

Your cares follow you. Because no matter where you go. Or what you change. You can’t get away from you.

And when you try to carry your cares alone, your cares will make you into your own worst problem.

Here’s what does work. Not carrying them alone. Not even trying to carry them alone.

And it starts with the most important relationship in your life. Your relationship with God.

How does that figure into our cares?

One of the most subtle forms of pride is the unwillingness to get help. Even our unwillingness to admit that we need help. No matter how badly, how obviously we need it. 

One of the hardest parts of our relationship of God is letting go of our pride. Even our perverse, self-injuring pride in handling our cares alone.

This is what’s behind the Psalmist’s advice to “Cast your cares upon the Lord, and He will support you.”

The help you and I need each day to bear the weight of our cares is ready and waiting. All for the asking.

Whatever you are carrying, know that you were never meant to carry it alone.

God is waiting to support you, to do it with you. If you’ll let Him.

Today’s Readings

[4him-iwrite]

[brenda-walsh-ministries]

"You can tell Him how you feel & not worry about an angry reaction because God loves you! He cares & listens! Praise the Lord that there is no such thing as walking on eggshells when it comes to talking to your Best Friend, Jesus!" - Brenda Walsh

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

"The God who created, names and numbers the stars in the heavens also numbers the hairs of my head. He pays attention to very big things and to very small ones. What matters to me matters to Him, and that changes my life." - Elisabeth Elliot

[troubledontlast1]

“It’s handled.”- God

[sundaynightservice]

When love is broken,

smashed on the floor, thrown away,

sadness leads the way,

purpose is completely lost,

God is a prayer away.

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D W Eldred

[kochei0]

I turn to Ares.

Thanks to Tyler Miles Lockett who allowed me to draw inspiration from his ARES piece for page 2! Look at his etsy page it's SICK

⚔️ If you want to read some queer retelling of arturian legends have a look at my webtoon

[godoverus]

[yeslordmyking]

Romans 8:15 — Today's Verse for Friday, March 21, 2025

[brenda-walsh-ministries]

19.03.2025 Scripture Picture: Constant Care & Comfort Psalm 121:5 – “The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.”

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

"Jesus’ coming is the final and unanswerable proof that God cares." - William Barclay

[todaysverse]

God Cares - Psalm 55:22

Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.

[slowtumbling]

Heiwa Haiku 744

Forget bully talk. You are worth more than sparrows. Your God cares for you. Luke12:6,7 More at haikuhowareyou.com