He cares for us...

“Casting all your care upon Him; for He cares for you.”
-1 Peter 5:7

It is a happy way of soothing sorrow when we can feel that –”He cares for me.” Christian! do not dishonor religion by always wearing a brow of care; come, cast your burden upon your Lord. You are staggering beneath a weight which your Father would not feel. What seems to you a crushing burden, would be to Him but as the small dust of the balance. Nothing is so sweet as to

“Lie passive in God’s hands, And know no will but His.”

O child of suffering, be patient; God has not passed you over in His providence. He who is the feeder of sparrows, will also furnish you with what you need. Do not sit down in despair; hope on, hope ever. Take up the arms of faith against a sea of trouble, and your opposition shall yet end your distresses. There is One who cares for you. His eye is fixed on you, His heart beats with pity for your woe, and His hand omnipotent shall yet bring you the needed help.

The darkest cloud shall scatter itself in showers of mercy. The blackest gloom shall give place to the morning. He, if you are one of His family, will bind up your wounds, and heal your broken heart. Do not doubt His grace because of your tribulation, but believe that He loves you as much in seasons of trouble as in times of happiness. What a serene and quiet life might you lead if you would leave providing to the God of providence! With a little oil in the cruse, and a handful of meal in the barrel, Elijah outlived the famine, and you will do the same.

If God cares for you, why need you care too? Can you trust Him for your soul, and not for your body? He has never refused to bear your burdens, He has never fainted under their weight. Come, then, soul! have done with fretful care, and leave all your concerns in the hand of a gracious God.

- Charles Spurgeon

Knowing how much God cares for us and is for us is so very comforting to me...I know there are many broken hearts in the world in which we live...I know my husband's heart has been broken in Haiti...it can be painful to see. And there are lots of other reasons hearts are broken...but God is the mender of the broken heart. He is to be trusted with our hearts. He will complete the good work started in your life and mine. He will not abandon us. We just need to lean on Him and continue to praise Him in the midst of this world in which we live. Be strong and courageous and hold on to the TRUTH. For that is what sets us free...