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Blue Lakes Reservoir, Colorado
The day that Janice and I traveled to Blue Lakes Reservoir was the beginning of very wet weather for much of Colorado that included tornadoes and flooding. We might have anticipated this kind of weather gazing at these clouds, but then again, maybe these clouds would disappear.
How do we know what's on the horizon?
The fear of what's on the horizon might be on our minds: fear about our finances, family, or fitness. These fears might be rooted in some reality in our lives. We've been told that something isn't right with our blood work. Our son or daughter calls us and says that they're dropping out of school. We hear rumors at work that the company is reorganizing.
Fear of the future is a present reality for many of us.
"Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you." 1 Peter 5:7 New Living Translation
I wish that Peter had given us the instruction manual on how to give all of our "worries and cares to God." You and I know that God cares for us. We believe that he cares for us, but we don't always know how to give our cares and worries to God.
The bridge between giving our anxiety to God and knowing that God cares for us is faith. Faith holds on to the reality that God cares for us even if we don't know how. This faith in a compassionate God allows us to open our hands of worry and let God carry the burden.
What's on the horizon? We don't know, but we trust in the One who holds that future in the palm of his hand.
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How do we know what's on the horizon?
The fear of what's on the horizon might be on our minds: fear about our finances, family, or fitness. These fears might be rooted in some reality in our lives. We've been told that something isn't right with our blood work. Our son or daughter calls us and says that they're dropping out of school. We hear rumors at work that the company is reorganizing.
Fear of the future is a present reality for many of us.
"Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you." 1 Peter 5:7 New Living Translation
I wish that Peter had given us the instruction manual on how to give all of our "worries and cares to God." You and I know that God cares for us. We believe that he cares for us, but we don't always know how to give our cares and worries to God.
The bridge between giving our anxiety to God and knowing that God cares for us is faith. Faith holds on to the reality that God cares for us even if we don't know how. This faith in a compassionate God allows us to open our hands of worry and let God carry the burden.
What's on the horizon? We don't know, but we trust in the One who holds that future in the palm of his hand.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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