DAY 011Learning to Pray · Jan 11, 2026
Cast It on Him
“Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”
1 PETER 5:7 · ESV
1.
A WEIGHT NOT YOURS
Anxiety is a load you were never built to carry. God does not minimize it — He offers to carry it.
2.
A DELIBERATE THROW
"Casting" is an action verb: name the worry and hand it over on purpose. Anxiety does not evaporate — it is transferred.
3.
BECAUSE HE CARES
The ground of the invitation is not your strength but His care. You matter to God even more than your problem does.
4.
DAILY, AND AGAIN
Worry has a habit of coming back. Casting it on God is not a one-time event — it is a daily practice.
5.
HUMILITY IN DISGUISE
The verse before this one says "humble yourselves." Handing over anxiety admits the truth: I am not in control — God is.
6.
WRITE IT AND RELEASE IT
Act: before breakfast, write today's biggest worry on paper, pray through it line by line, and leave the paper behind.