What is your care or concern this day? Here’s another one of those things we don’t like to admit. Men want to be “manly” with all the answers. Women refuse to be “vulnerable” by revealing any emotional hurt. So what do we do? We squash our painful emotions, our true feelings; then we smile, and tell a lie. We boldly say, “Everything is terrific
!” when it’s really not. I’ve been around long enough to know that people have genuine hurts.
Have we become so enamored with “appearance” that we cannot be honest anymore? First, let me acknowledge that if you’ve truly discovered that Jesus Christ is the solid, immovable “Rock” that never changes and provides a stable foundation in the midst of those furious storms of life, I am grateful. You’ve not found that abiding peace yet? Are you tossed with trouble and buried in burdens? You see no way out? It is indeed possible to have real hope and real peace in the midst of the tempest. Never doubt that. Jesus is the real solution. “And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ” (1 Corinthians 10:4).
I have learned from personal experience you cannot depend on others, your career, your circumstances, your finances, your good health, your talents, your intellectual capacity, your feelings, or your positive mental attitude. I clearly know from my own puny “mortal” reality that people hurt and have genuine spiritual needs. I also know there will always be the element of self-disciplined, self-driven, self-motivated and self-confident crowd who needs NO help. Okay, fair enough, I’m addressing the other 99% of us who do. There is real help in time of need.
Personally, I have more respect for someone who is honest about being in the “valley of trouble” than for those who feel they must always be on the “mountaintop of triumph”. I think if the truth be known, many times we have a desire to be openly transparent and honest—to share our deepest burdens in a discreet manner, but we know we will be “judged” and put on the have-not shelf with those other “nonspiritual” or “weak” Christians. Are you serious? Get real! Get off your pinnacle of spiritual superiority.
Is there any cure for your hurts, doubts, and fears? There is, dear friend. What does the Holy Bible counsel us to do? “Casting ALL your care upon him; for he careth for you.” (1 Peter 5:7). Run to the loving, caring, and compassionate arms of Jesus Christ. Don’t hold back. Cast ALL your care on Him…He cares for YOU. Trust Him. Why not start today?