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Think about those moments when your mind races late at night—a bill that’s overdue, a looming work deadline, a strained relationship that feels fractured, or just that quiet dread about something big coming up soon. When we hold onto these everyday worries, trying desperately to control every outcome ourselves, it's as if we're silently telling God, "I've got this."

Yet, in today's passage (and echoed in 1 Peter 5:7), God invites us to do the opposite: to cast our burdens on Him. To "cast your burden" means to fully entrust it to God, releasing it from your own grip. It's a profound act of letting go, acknowledging that He is infinitely more powerful than any challenge we face.

God doesn't just ask us to cast our burdens on Him; He promises to sustain us when we do. As George Campbell Morgan wrote, "the experience of suffering was not taken away from the servant of God, but he was sustained, and so made strong enough to resist its pressure… This is how God ever sustains us in the bearing of burdens.” This incredible promise is also found in Philippians 4:6-7, where Paul reminds us that when we bring our requests to God, His peace, which surpasses all understanding, will guard our hearts and minds.

What a powerful encouragement that God will give us the strength and peace we need to walk through these situations when we choose to lean on Him.

Today, ponder this: What are the burdens you've been holding onto, perhaps trying to manage all by yourself? Consider what it would truly look like to cast those specific concerns onto the Lord, trusting fully that He will sustain you.