1 Peter 5 v 7.
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Isaac Page tells the story of a poor man in Ireland who was plodding along toward home, carrying a huge sack of potatoes. A horse and wagon came along and the driver stopped to give him a ride. The man accepted and climbed up on the seat alongside the driver but kept holding the sack of potatoes in his arms. When the driver suggested that he lay it down on the wagon floor, he replied in his Irish brogue, “I don’t like to trouble you too much, sir. You’re giving me a ride already, so I’ll just carry the potatoes!”
We do the same when we try to carry life’s burdens by worrying instead of turning them over to God. No wonder we become weary, our hearts faint within us and we lose courage. Any circumstance over which we have no control can become a “bag of potatoes” if we fret and worry about the outcome. So, the next time you start worrying, let God carry the burden for you.
God wants us to burden Him with whatever burdens us.
It can be difficult to hand over our worries. Worry is like an old friend that we don’t want to say goodbye to. But worry is a so-called ‘friend’ who drains us of our energy. When we hand over our burdens to God we are refreshed and reassured and can progress with our lives.
Worry holds us back but God’s strength enables us to move forward.