Casting Your Anxieties on Jesus

1 Peter 5:6-7

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him because He cares for you.

 

We see humbling ourselves as a sign of weakness and defeat. Jesus sees it as a way to bless us by pouring His grace on us so we can cast our fears, worries, and anxieties on Him.  

 

So, what happens when we cast our anxieties on Jesus?

 

John 20:21

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, even so I am sending you.”

 

We get peace, God’s peace. It is a peace that is a rest in the midst of difficult and even chaotic times. It is a peace that no one else can give us.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is experiencing God’s peace through Jesus.

 

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

 

We get strength. It is God’s strength that empowers us to trust Jesus, obey, Jesus, and follow Jesus even in very hard times.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is experiencing the mighty working of God in our lives daily.

 

James 1:5

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

 

We get wisdom. This is God’s wisdom that is peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy, good fruits, impartial, and sincere.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is experiencing the wisdom of God.

 

Philippians 4:19

And my God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

 

We get provision. We get God supplying every need we have through His riches in Jesus.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is experiencing daily provision from Jesus based in His riches.

 

James 1:2-4

Count it all pure joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

 

We get joy. This is joy that comes from God and can be present even in the midst of trials. It is joy not based in circumstances but in our relationship with Jesus.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is experiencing joy in Jesus in the middle of difficult trials.

 

Romans 8:28

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.

 

We get hope. The hope God gives us is hope that is centered in Jesus and is real even when circumstances say there is no hope. It is hope that is real even when the world around us says it is hopeless.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is experiencing the hope of God in the midst of hopelessness.

 

James 5:14-15

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

 

We receive healing and forgiveness. God is a God who heals. He heals us physically, emotionally and spiritually.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is receiving healing from God in our bodies and in our spirits.

 

Humbling ourselves under God’s authority allows us to cast our anxieties on Jesus and enables Jesus to pour out His blessings on us.

 

Humbling Ourselves and Casting Our Anxieties on Him

by Raising the Roof and Removing the Walls,

Joe