Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because He cares for you. (I Peter 5:6,7 ESV)
Anxiety
Many people have obvious reasons to worry. Health concerns, financial concerns, family concerns, relationship concerns, political concerns, past concerns, present concerns, future concerns, intellectual concerns, physical concerns, emotional concerns, spiritual concerns… and more!
And we have many helps available in our toolbox. Our governments offer help. Our education is a path towards help. Our families want to help. Our culture and society exist to help. Our neighbors might help. Our friends might help. Our hobbies might help. Our habits might help.
But everything will, at some point, let us down.
Only Jesus helps. Only Jesus connects us to the One True God of the Universe. Only Jesus loves us enough to live for us, die for us, and live again for us. Only Jesus is all powerful and all understanding. Only Jesus knows us, what we need, and how to help us.
All of that is encompassed in the phrase, “He cares for you.”
The only way to overcome anxieties is to fill life with more Jesus. Everything else lets us down.
Jesus is necessary.