2 Peter 5, Give it to God

 

2 Peter 5, Give it to God

Discouragement often occurs when people shoulder their own worries, cares, and fears, and then begin to collapse under the weight. Discouragement is not a godly attitude because it reveals an unwillingness to trust God. Discouragement can be dealt a death blow, when we constantly cast all our cares upon God, because he cares for us.

Casting our cares on God takes a great amount of trust and humility. We need to give him all our cares, not just the ones we think are big enough or important enough. God will even shoulder the cares that we have brought upon ourselves, we can give them all to him. His shoulders are big enough to carry all our fears, worries, and troubles. When we give our cares to God, we can brush off our discouragement and get back to work. We have much to do for God!

The moment a person becomes a Christian. Satan tries to make them ineffective through struggles and discouragement or suffering. Believers must be sober and vigilant, resisting satan by remaining “steadfast in the faith.” This is a strong defensive action, Satan is a defeated enemy, so believers need not fear him. When we resist satan, he will flee (James 4: 7). We resist satan through maintaining our steadfast faith in Christ, wearing the armor that God provides (Ephesians 6: 10- 20), and remembering that we are not alone in our suffering. The same sufferings are being experienced by believers everywhere. Through these sufferings, we will “establish, strengthen, and settle” His people.

 

 

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