Throw It, Don’t Place It!
Sunday Rewind is a 5-day Devotional based on the weekly sermon at Resonate Community Church
January 4th Sermon, Day 2
When you think about giving your worries to God, what comes to mind? Many of us imagine carefully placing our concerns before Him, like setting down a delicate package.
But that's not what Peter had in mind when he wrote about casting our anxiety on God. The word 'cast' that Peter uses is the same word used to describe fishermen hurling their heavy nets into the sea with force and intention. It's not gentle or careful - it's decisive and complete. Peter is telling us to throw our worries at God, to hurl them away from ourselves with the same energy we'd use to get rid of something we desperately don't want to carry anymore.
This changes everything about how we approach our anxiety. Instead of tiptoeing around our worries or trying to manage them politely, God wants us to get rid of them entirely. He can handle the force of our fears. He's not fragile or easily overwhelmed by the weight of what we're carrying. Most of us have become expert worry managers rather than worry casters.
We organize our anxieties, analyze them, and try to control them. But management isn't what God is asking for. He's asking for release - complete, forceful, intentional release. Casting means admitting that you're tired of pretending you can fix everything. It means acknowledging that some burdens are too heavy for you to carry and too complex for you to solve. When you cast your anxiety on God, you're not just asking for help - you're actively getting rid of the weight that's been crushing you. Today, identify one specific worry that you've been carefully managing. Instead of trying to handle it gently, imagine throwing it forcefully into God's capable hands.
Bible Verse
'Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.' - 1 Peter 5:7
Reflection Question
What would it look like for you to stop managing a specific worry and instead throw it completely to God?
Quote Casting doesn't mean you set it down gently in front of God. No, Peter uses this word cast, for a really particular reason. It doesn't mean “carefully place your anxiety, just really gently give it to God.” No, it means throw it, hurl it, get it away from you.
Prayer
Lord, I'm tired of trying to manage my worries on my own. Help me to cast them on You with force and intention, trusting that You can handle whatever I throw Your way. Give me the courage to truly let go. Amen.
