"MY LETTERS TO GOD": Casting my Cares on You, Lord

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Casting my Cares on You, Lord

Lord, what is it that I could do for you? I am always asking and/or pleading for you
to rescue me and mine from anything satan might do to trip us up. His goal is to
force us to question what YOU are doing. Right now as I say these words to You, I
realize that because You have not answered "yes" to any of my requests, I tend to be
frustrated and "put-out" with You. Yes, dare I even put the words on paper? I might
as well. You know my heart, my thought process, my desire to see my prayers fulfilled
and realized. So, then....because I have not seen the result I ask for I wonder if
I have not done enough to prove to You that I sincerely love You and the power of the
cross. Is there an area I have not committed to You? Is there? I say to You that I
will, with all of my being, never walk away from the relationship I have with You.
I will fulfill my commitment to Your calling for me as long as You give me life. My
heart will always sing Your praises. My tongue will always speak of the promises You
have so generously given in Your words. "I will never leave you or forsake you"....is
one. There have been times I have questioned You about this one...but I don't have to understand it all. I honestly do not believe I have the brainpower to take all of the intricasies in. For now, I will enlist Jeremiah 29:11 to prove I believe. "For I know the plans I have for you. Plans to prosper you...not to harm you....plans to give you hope and a future". "Lord, I cast all my cares upon You. I lay all of my burdens down at Your feet. And, everytime I don't know what to do....I cast all my cares upon You." (the writer of these chorus lyrics knew this kind of defeat). I do, Lord. I cast my cares on You because I know that You know the content of my heart. What is it I can do for You? My concerns are at Your feet. I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Scott MencerFebruary 10, 2011 at 9:29 PM
When I read this my mind goes back to many years ago sitting in youth group I believe this is a message you tried to beat into our heads one night. I can just picture this in my mind like it was yesterday. It's a crazy feeling, but I like it. The words ring so true.
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Introduction to "My Letters To God"

My letters to God came about by my need to communicate with Him on a regular basis. I needed to, as a christian, a wife and a mother notwithstanding, pray every day. As a young mother I found myself almost continually interrupted by my two little girls. All for necessary and legitimate reasons. You and I both know satan uses every trick in the book to keep us from communing with God and I felt that he was definately getting the upperhand. So, one day out of sheer desperation, I grabbed a sheet of paper or a notebook (I don't remember) and began to scribble out a prayer for God to come and rescue me. I needed to tell Him EXACTLY how I felt. I needed Him and felt that this was my only recourse. Invariably, before I started writing, when I was interrupted I hardly ever would go back to my devotion time. I'd forget where I was in my prayertime and it all seemed futile.....after all, the wash had to be done, the beds had to be made, baths needed to be taken care of.....etcettera.....etcettera....etcettera. After the first attempt, I tried it again and again until this wonderful habit was formed for me. I could literally stop mid-sentence and almost always go back , and pick up where I had left off. As I found my time with God lengthening because of my determination to do this, it ended up being my solace. Even with two more daughters and a son as the years went by. I often found that it was truly a wonderful thing when I would search for a word that described what I REALLY felt. Many times in my prayertime prior to this , I would skim over the

hard parts that would express my angst to Him sort of mumbling, "Lord, you know what I mean.....". I was so terribly desperate to express how I really felt. To that, I could only tell Him in my tears and fears and frustration hoping He would still love me. I'd reread sometimes and find that I was alot meaner than I knew He would be pleased with.....or, I was not as bad as I believed I was.

Writing to God has followed me into the years that the world says are the "senior years". It doesn't matter to me. As long as I can hold a pen and write Him all of my heart thoughts, the "mind stealers" will not deter me. I am determined to be God's instrument. I will blow my horn for Him as long as He gives me breath!

As I share my letters with you, past and present, may you find in Him the solace that you need. He will give that to each of us. This is my prayer.

"MY LETTERS TO GOD"

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Casting my Cares on You, Lord

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