He Really Does Care for You Kenneth Copeland Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you – 1 Peter 5:7 Do you know what its like to face a problem so big it seems downright irresponsible not to worry about it? There may not be a thing you can do about it, but you feel like you need to at least be concerned. After all, somebody needs to! And no one else seems to be volunteering for the job. I remember one time in particular I felt exactly that way. I was holding a series of meetings in Ruston, Louisiana. I had just discovered our budget was $800 short--and in those days, $800 might as well have been 9 million! The devil was attacking my mind, telling me that no one cared about me or my ministry, telling me that I was facing this problem alone. But instead of giving in to those thoughts, I got my Bible and turned to every scripture in the Word of God that guaranteed me my needs were met. Then I rolled the care of those expenses over on God. I promised God that with the Holy Spirit as my Helper, I would not touch that problem with my thought life again. That wasnt an easy promise to keep. I wanted to worry so badly! I went into the courtyard of the Motel where I was staying and walked around the swimming pool. Every time I thought about the problem, I would say out loud, No, I have rolled the care of that over on the Lord. I will not think about it. The budget is met. After a while, a man drove up in the driveway and began to honk his horn. I tried to ignore him because I dont like to be interrupted when Im praying, but he stuck his head out of the window and shouted, Come here! He said it with such authority that I obeyed. He said to me, Brother Copeland, Im sorry to disturb you, but Im committed to another obligation and will be late for the meeting tonight. I was afraid I would miss the offering. Then he handed me a check. When I went back to my room and looked at that check, I found it was for $500. Coupled with the offering in the service that night, it totaled the exact amount I needed to meet that budget. Would you like to have people chasing you down to meet your needs? Then next time youre facing a problem, give it to God. Let Him be the one whos concerned about it. Hes volunteered for the job and you can trust Him to do it well. After all, He really does care for you. Scripture Reading: Psalm 37:1-11 © 1992 Eagle Mountain International Church aka Kenneth Copeland Publications All rights reserved.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 08:54:27 +0000
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