How can I turn all my worries and problems over to God?

Response

It can be unsettling for many Christians to realize that despite belonging to God through faith in Christ, we still face familiar challenges that troubled us before our salvation. We often feel disheartened and weighed down by life’s burdens. The fact that both the Old and New Testaments address this issue similarly indicates that God acknowledges the inevitability of problems and worries in this earthly life. Fortunately, He has provided us with the same solution found in both Psalms and Peter’s letter. “Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall” “Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”, (Psalm 55:22), and “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” “casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”, (1 Peter 5:7).

These two verses contain several remarkable truths: God will sustain us, He will prevent us from falling, and He cares for us. When examined individually, we first see that God affirms both His capability and His willingness to be our strength and support—mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. He is able (and, most importantly, willing!) to take everything that threatens to overwhelm us and turn it to our advantage. He has pledged to “work all things together for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Even in moments of doubt, He continues to work for our benefit and His glory. Additionally, He has assured us that no trial will be too great for us to bear in the power of Christ and that He will provide a way out “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted.”Above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13). By this, He means that He will not let us fall, as He promised in Psalm 55:22.

The third statement—”He cares for you”—gives us the motivation behind His other promises. Our God is not cold, unfeeling, or capricious. Rather, He is our loving heavenly Father whose heart is tender toward His children. Jesus reminds us that just as an earthly father would not deny his children bread, so God has promised to give us “good gifts” when we ask Him “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?”, (Matthew 7:11).

In the spirit of asking for good gifts, first, we must pray and tell the Lord that we hear what He’s saying in John 16:33, where Jesus says, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” Then we should ask the Lord to show us how He has “overcome” our problems, our worries, our anger, our fears, and our guilt.

The Lord reveals to us through His Word, the Bible, that we can be of good “cheer,” that we can:

1) Rejoice in our problems because God will use them to our benefit: “Knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope” (Romans 5:3-4);

2) See our “worries” as an opportunity to practice Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths”;

3) Counteract our anger by obeying Ephesians 4:32: “And be kind to o

One another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you”; and

4) Deal with any sinful feelings by believing and acting upon the truth of 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” All of our problems can be overcome through simple faith in God’s Word.

God is bigger than all our worries and problems put together, and we must realize that if we are to have any victory in our lives. Everyone suffers with these difficulties because the Bible teaches that temptation is “common” to mankind «There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. », (1 Corinthians 10:13). We must not let Satan deceive us into thinking that all our problems are our fault, all our worries will come true, all our anger condemns us, or that all our guilt is from God. If we do sin and confess, God forgives and cleanses. We need not feel ashamed, but rather take God at His Word that He does forgive and cleanse. None of our sins are so heavy that God cannot lift them from us and throw them into the deepest sea (see Psalm 103:11-12).

In reality, feelings come from thoughts, so even though we can’t change how we feel, we can change how we think. And this is what God wants us to do. For example, in Philippians 2:5, Christians are told, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.” In Philippians 4:8, Christians are told to think on things that are “true,” “noble,” “just,” “pure,” “lovely,” “of good report,” and “praiseworthy.” In Colossians 3:2, we are told to “set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” Therefore, as we do this, o

As your feelings of guilt diminish.

So, every day, progressing one step at a time, we should pray for God’s guidance through His Word, read or listen to His Word, and contemplate His Word when faced with life’s challenges, concerns, and anxieties. The key to surrendering to Christ is not really a mystery—it’s simply asking Jesus to bear our burden of “original sin” and be our Savior “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”, (John 3:16), and also yielding to Jesus as our Lord in our daily lives.