Hurling My Anxieties

Anxiety is sneaky.

It rarely announces itself at the door.

It slips in quietly and before you know it, it is shaping your tone, your reactions, your sleep, even your body.

Anxiety changes what we say.

It edits what we do.

It colors how we see people and situations.

If left unchecked, it can convince us that everything rests on our shoulders.

And it never does.

This morning I am reminded of a simple but life steadying invitation from Scripture.

“Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”

1 Peter 5:7

Not some of it.

Not the manageable parts.

All of it.

The word cast there is wonderfully physical. It means to throw, to hurl, to place something forcefully in another direction. Anxiety was never meant to be carried politely. It was meant to be released decisively.

Paul echoes this same heart in another familiar passage.

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

Philippians 4:6

Notice what God does not say.

He does not say, “Do not be anxious because your situation is small.”

He does not say, “Do not be anxious because you should know better.”

He simply says, “Bring it to Me.”

Why?

Because He cares.

That truth alone dismantles so much of our anxiety. We are not bothering God. We are not overwhelming Him. We are not adding to His load.

We are responding to His invitation.

Today, like many days, there are people on my mind.

Situations unresolved.

Conversations unfinished.

Concerns that feel heavier than they should.

So today I choose to do something simple and sacred. I hurl them in His direction.

Lord, today I have many people and situations going through my mind and heavy on my heart. Right now I throw them toward You and release them. Thank You for lifting my burdens, removing my anxiousness, and caring about all that happens to me.

Jesus once said,

“Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

Matthew 11:28

Rest is not found in solving everything.

Rest is found in surrendering everything.

If anxiety has been whispering loudly lately, maybe today is not about fixing. Maybe it is about casting. Letting go. Trusting again that the God who cares deeply is already holding what you just released.

And that is more than enough for today.