All Means All
Sunday Rewind is a 5-day Devotional based on the weekly sermon at Resonate Community Church
January 4th Sermon, Day 3
When Peter writes to cast 'all' your anxiety on God, he really means all of it. Not just the big, overwhelming fears that keep you awake at night. Not just the socially acceptable worries that others would understand. All of it - including the small, nagging concerns you feel silly about and the fears you're embarrassed to admit.
Maybe you worry about what people think of your outfit. Perhaps you're anxious about a conversation you had three days ago, replaying it endlessly in your mind. You might feel foolish for being concerned about your pet's health or stressed about whether you locked the front door. These aren't trivial to God because they're not trivial to you.
God doesn't have a minimum threshold for what qualifies as worth His attention. He doesn't sort your worries into categories of 'important enough' and 'too small to bother with.' If something matters to you, it matters to Him. If it's stealing your peace, He wants to carry it.
The beauty of 'all' is that it includes even the messy, complicated anxieties that don't have clear solutions. The relationship that's falling apart despite your best efforts. The health concern that doctors can't quite figure out. The financial situation that seems impossible to resolve. Nothing is too messy for God to handle. When you hold back certain worries because they seem too small or too complicated, you're essentially telling God that you know better than He does about what deserves His attention. But His invitation is comprehensive - bring everything, leave nothing behind. Today, make a mental list of all your current worries, from the biggest to the smallest. Notice how God's invitation covers every single item on that list.
Bible Verse
'Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.' - 1 Peter 5:7
Reflection Question
What 'small' worries have you been keeping to yourself because you thought they weren't important enough to bring to God?
Quote Nothing is too small for God. And it means nothing is too messy for God.
Prayer
Father, thank You that nothing is too small or too messy for You. Help me bring all my anxieties to You - the big ones and the small ones, the logical ones and the ones that don't make sense. I trust that You care about everything that concerns me. Amen.
