Casting Away My Fears.

1 Peter 5: 6-7 says," Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for he cares for you."

This week just didn't start off very well. On top of what was to be an expensive issue with my car, old hurts were brought up from a personal issue and I still was feeling under the weather which has been going on for about 2 months.

When I found out that my car expense was going to cost me over $600, I freaked out. I didn't have that money to spend. When I told my Christian coworker friend all the issues that came upon me all of a sudden, she told me to look up the verse above, well actually just verse 7. This was all going down while at work. I have a handy dandy pocket bible at my desk (well, it's only the New Testament along with Psalms and Proverbs). I  stopped working and picked up my bible. I read the verse and then the whole little chapter of 1 Peter, chapter 5. I loved it. It was what I needed to hear that day. I read it over and over that day at work. I didn't think about how I was going to deal with my issues. I knew God would be there for me.

My car issues didn't cost me $600. It cost me $0. I took it for another opinion to get it looked at and it was a simple fix. I had a hunch it was just this simple fix. I just needed to get it to the dealership who would know best. When I found this out the very next day, I did my hallelujah Jesus dance around my house. It was actually kind of funny. In the meantime, I was dealing with the personal issue and that was getting better.

Then today came. I made it to the gym for 1 and 1/2 hours of a workout. An abs class and then Zumba.  I haven't felt well enough to go to the gym in about 2 months. While there I got a call from my Christian coworker friend asking if I wanted to have lunch as she was coming into my neck of the woods for the day. On my way to the restaurant I thought of God and began to shed a few tears and praised him. Because I was finally starting to feel better. Starting to feel a bit more like myself again. God is good. He is love.

I knew to give everything to God. But sometimes there needs to be something more that triggers your core. I feel it was this week. And 1 Peter, chapter 5. I am casting away my fears. I am viligent because my adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. ( verse 8). Now when I see a lion walking around searching for his prey, I know I will be thinking of this verse.