Casting Your Care On The Lord

1 Pet 5:6-10 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you. 8 Be of sober {spirit,} be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 But resist him, firm in {your} faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world. 10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen {and} establish you. (NAS)

Humble yourself to God

Ps. 37:11 But the humble will inherit the land, and will delight themselves in abundant prosperity

Phil 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (NAS)

Cast your cares on Him

The word is used to describe the "throwing" or "casting" of anything tangible: Moses "threw" a tree into water to sweeten it. When you throw something, the first thing you do is release it.

Ps 37:5-11 Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He will do it. 6 And He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries out wicked schemes. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret, {it leads} only to evildoing. (NAS)

Ps 55:22 Cast your burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. (NAS)

Be on the alert

Rom 13:11-12 And this {do,} knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed. 12 The night is almost gone, and the day is at hand. Let us therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. (NAS)

Resist the devil

Eph 4:27 and do not give the devil an opportunity. (NAS)

Eph 6:11 Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. (NAS)

James 4:7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. (NAS)

God will confirm, strengthen, establish and bring you to maturity

Ps 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth Thy hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Thy right hand will save me.
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II Th 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil {one.} (NAS)

Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, (NAS)