Where do you send your cares? There is a great answer to this question that is found in 1 Peter 5:7..."casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you."

We are to fling or throw all of our burdens, anxieties, and problems to the Lord. The word cast means to send, shoot, or throw.  We can shoot or throw - as arrows - all of our fears, troubles, and worries upon the Lord.

The word cast also gives a picture of extending or stretching out a hand to the poor.  It can also be a picture of sprouts or shoots as in Isaiah 16:8.  Therefore, it can be said of a good church: "her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea."

Is He alive? If Jesus Christ really is alive, then we must look again at His life. He came to earth as an innocent child, but His return to earth the next time will be as a mighty conquering king.

The resurrection of Christ from the dead is an accomplished fact of history. This powerfully proves that Jesus was the Son of God: "Declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead" (Romans 1:4). Because Christ was the Son of God He was the only One without sin who could make the payment for our sins on the cross.

Jesus Christ is now in heaven seated at the right hand of the Father. He is alive forevermore and willing and able to give life for all who will call on His name. "I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen (Revelation 1:18).

Dear Friends, the Lord is always ready and willing to give you His strength, peace and hope. "...but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name" (John 20:31).

The following steps are given to aid you in finding wholeness and love in all your relationships and situations:

5.  Determine within yourself that things will remain peaceful, and diligently maintain this attitude. Romans 15:1, "We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves."

6.  Depend on Jesus' power and love, and not your own strength. Micah 3:8a, "But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord."

7.  Begin to say that God is working, and that He is correcting the situation. Mark 11:23, "For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." Luke 1:37, "For with God nothing shall be impossible."

8.  Read 1 Corinthians 13 and Psalm 23 once every day.

9.  Look for ways to let God's love flow out through your life. Luke 6:27, 28, "But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you."