High Anxiety

"Do not be anxious about anything." (Phil 4:6)
"Cast all your anxiety on him." (1 Peter 57)

One of my brothers in Christ, a man I believe "after God's own heart," tells me that "all means all and that's all all means." That we should not worry or fret, that we should be anxious for nothing, is an oft repeated command in God's word. If we have truly cast our burdens on another how can they continue to pressure us? If we carry them with us from the throne of grace, it's obvious we haven't left them there.

"Faith is being... certain of what we do not see." (Heb 11:1) Faith puts a letter in the mail slot and then lets go. Distrust, however, holds on to a corner of the envelope and then wonders why it was never delivered. Those letters, like these words, will never accomplish anything until I let go of them and trust the postal service, or hit the "publish" button and trust in God.

Genuine faith hands circumstance, hopes, fears, people, jobs, friends - everything - over to God. But this does require one additional effort on my part; the caveat that I commit to Him. We may believe in Him and come to Him, but we must commit to Him to realize His blessings.