“Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

1 Peter 5:7

Cast all your anxieties on yourself. It was my sophomore year of high school when I started to have issues with my anxiety. It felt like I couldn't turn my brain off and countless thoughts would run through my head, that I wish would stop. I would constantly dwell on these thoughts which would just make them worse. I would lose sleep, I couldn't eat, and I thought I was in it alone.

Casting all your anxieties on your family and friends. I was exhausted, both mentally and physically and my body was running on fumes. After too long carrying this unbearable weight I finally went to my family for much needed help. They did nothing but support me in ways I couldn't even imagine. However they couldn't do it all and I still was having issues that needed tending to. I got a therapist that helped me be able to manage my anxiety, it wasn't perfect but for  the most part I was managing it. Today I barely have a problem and barely need check ups with the therapist.

Casting all your anxieties on God. When you go through problems, it's easy to want to do everything by yourself, you don't want to hurt others or burden them with your problems. Once you open up to those people it helps but through Christ anything is possible. If I ever have problems, I know no matter what, there is always one person who I can talk to, cry to, and yell at. No matter what I say or what I do God always finds a way to forgive me. He always helps me, and does whatever I need Him to do. Whenever I feel hopeless or my brain won't shut off I just start to pray. I talk about anything and everything whether that be praying and asking for help for me, or others, or just talking to Him about my day. I can tell Him anything, including what I'm worried about. I can dump all my problems on God and no matter what He can handle them, I don't worry about bringing Him down, or if He will judge me because He takes it all off my shoulders. I cast it all on Him and He takes it without a second thought because He cares for me, and all of us so much.

Prayer: Dear God, as we go through our busy lives full of expectations, let You remind us that we can always dump it on You without feeling bad or judged. Remind us that You're always there no matter what the problem.