God Cares

Satan lies! Do Not believe his lies about how much God cares about you and your world.

How do I know this? God reminded me of it this morning. I have much going on this summer and feel stretched beyond my comfort zone. Tomorrow has gotten very big and looming, and even though what lies ahead is positive, I feel overwhelmed.

I woke this morning full of anxiety and the lists and needs of today, tomorrow, and the next day, and days after that! Whoa! I hadn’t even gotten out of bed yet, and the assault had begun!

I start talking to God, reassuring myself, and placing my anxiety and needs at his feet. The next thing I know, I start hearing in my spirit, “These things you are stressing about aren’t needs. They are desires of your heart.” “God isn’t going to help you with those because you brought all this on yourself.” “There are people with no homes or food; why is he going to worry over your piddly personal needs and wants.” all Lies, Lies, Lies!

I immediately counteract the lies by searching scriptures that tell us how much God cares about us, our needs, and our desires!

1 Peter 5:7 ESV: “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

Matthew 11:28 ESV: “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Nahum 1:7 ESV: “The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.”

Numbers 6:24: “The Lord bless and keep you.”

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.”

Isaiah 41:10 ESV: “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous hand.”

Psalm 37:4 NLT: “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.”

Acts 17:27 ESV: “That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.”

I love that last line, “yet he is actually not far from each one of us.”

That’s because he is always with us!

Whether your need is great and earth-shattering or frivolous in the world scope, remember, if it’s important to you, then it’s important to God! He Cares! ❤️☺️☀️