"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter 5:6-7)

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"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter
56-7)

• (1 Peter 56-7 NKJV) Therefore humble
  yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He
  may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your
  care upon Him, for He cares for you.

2
"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter
56-7)

• Have you ever felt so burdened as to despair of
  life?

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"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter
56-7)

• Have you ever felt so burdened as to despair of
  life?
• The apostle Paul knew what it was like. (2 Cor
  18)

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"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter
56-7)

• (2 Corinthians 18 NKJV) "For we do not want you
  to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which
  came to us in Asia that we were burdened beyond
  measure, above strength, so that we despaired
  even of life.

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"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter
56-7)

• Because of his faith in God this burden was
  lifted. (2 Cor 19-10)

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"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter
56-7)

• (2 Corinthians 19-10 NKJV) Yes, we had the
  sentence of death in ourselves, that we should
  not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the
  dead, 10 who delivered us from so great a
  death, and does deliver us in whom we trust that
  He will still deliver us,

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"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter
56-7)

• This man of God knew that this was not a one-time
  event, but a blessing every child of God could
  count on!

8
"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter
56-7)

• This made prayer an essential element of his
  life! (2 Cor 111)

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"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter
56-7)

• (2 Corinthians 111 NKJV) you also helping
  together in prayer for us, that thanks may be
  given by many persons on our behalf for the gift
  granted to us through many.

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"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter
56-7)

• How many of you have reached your "stress limit"
  lately?

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"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter
56-7)

• Often we have little ability to handle
  difficulties because of a weak faith.

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"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter
56-7)

• Often we have little ability to handle
  difficulties because of a weak faith.
• Sometimes our problems lie in the decisions we
  make.

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"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter
56-7)

• Often we have little ability to handle
  difficulties because of a weak faith.
• Sometimes our problems lie in the decisions we
  make.
• If we will put ourselves in the will of God, our
  loads will be bearable. (1 Cor 1013)

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"Casting all your care upon Him.." (1 Peter
56-7)

• (1 Corinthians 1013 NKJV) No temptation has
  overtaken you except such as is common to man
  but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be
  tempted beyond what you are able, but with the
  temptation will also make the way of escape, that
  you may be able to bear it.

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We must learn humility

• In order to be humble we must see clearly. (Rom
  123)

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We must learn humility

• (Romans 123 NKJV) For I say, through the grace
  given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to
  think of himself more highly than he ought to
  think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to
  each one a measure of faith.

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We must learn humility

• Pride and envy cause us to pursue things that
  only bring us grief. (1 Tim 66-10)

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We must learn humility

• (1 Timothy 66-10 NKJV) Now godliness with
  contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought
  nothing into this world, and it is certain we can
  carry nothing out. 8 And having food and
  clothing, with these we shall be content. 9 But
  those who desire to be rich fall into temptation
  and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful
  lusts which drown men in destruction and
  perdition.

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We must learn humility

• 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds
  of evil, for which some have strayed from the
  faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves
  through with many sorrows.

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We must learn humility

• "Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life.
  Unhappiest are those who have more of either than
  they know how to use."

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We must learn humility

• Have you asked the question "Is this really
  important?" What will matter in eternity?

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We must learn humility

• Have you asked the question "Is this really
  important?" What will matter in eternity?
• There are times we need to suffer so that we
  might see where the true riches are. (Jas 49-10)

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We must learn humility

• (James 49-10 NKJV) Lament and mourn and weep!
  Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your
  joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight
  of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

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We must learn humility

• Humility will lead us where God wishes, not
  according to our own wishes. (Acts 2018-20)

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We must learn humility

• (Acts 2018-20 NKJV) And when they had come to
  him, he said to them You know, from the first
  day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always
  lived among you, 19 serving the Lord with all
  humility, with many tears and trials which
  happened to me by the plotting of the Jews 20
  how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but
  proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and
  from house to house,

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We must learn humility

• Too many people make demands upon God. (Ex. "I
  will never do this!")

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We must learn humility

• Too many people make demands upon God. (Ex. "I
  will never do this!")
• Paul learned this in his suffering. (2 Cor
  127-10)

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We must learn humility

• (2 Corinthians 127-10 NKJV) And lest I should
  be exalted above measure by the abundance of the
  revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to
  me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be
  exalted above measure. 8 Concerning this thing
  I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might
  depart from me.

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We must learn humility

• 9 And He said to me, My grace is sufficient
  for you, for My strength is made perfect in
  weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather
  boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ
  may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure
  in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in
  persecutions, in distresses, for Christs sake.
  For when I am weak, then I am strong.

30
We must have confidence in the care of God

• There are so many burdens lifted when we stop
  fighting God. Do we trust Him with our lives? (Ps
  131-3 231-6)

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• (Psalms 131-3 NKJV) How long, O LORD? Will You
  forget me forever? How long will You hide Your
  face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel
  in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart daily? How
  long will my enemy be exalted over me? 3
  Consider and hear me, O LORD my God Enlighten my
  eyes, Lest I sleep the sleep of death

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• (Psalms 23 NKJV) The LORD is my shepherd I
  shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in
  green pastures He leads me beside the still
  waters. 3 He restores my soul He leads me in
  the paths of righteousness For His names sake.
  4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the
  shadow of death, I will fear no evil For You are
  with me Your rod and Your staff, they comfort
  me.

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence
  of my enemies You anoint my head with oil My
  cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy
  shall follow me All the days of my life And I
  will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• It is easy to attend services but do we place our
  daily decisions before God?

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• Why do we fail here? Are we afraid of what will
  happen? What does our faith teach us? (1 Pt
  312-14)

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• (1 Peter 312-14 NKJV) For the eyes of the LORD
  are on the righteous, And His ears are open to
  their prayers But the face of the LORD is
  against those who do evil. 13 And who is he
  who will harm you if you become followers of what
  is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for
  righteousness sake, you are blessed. And do not
  be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• We must constantly be reminded about what our God
  is like. (Rom 154)

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• (Romans 154 NKJV) For whatever things were
  written before were written for our learning,
  that we through the patience and comfort of the
  Scriptures might have hope.

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• When we know God our fears will disappear. (1 Jn
  418-19)

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• (1 John 418-19 NKJV) There is no fear in love
  but perfect love casts out fear, because fear
  involves torment. But he who fears has not been
  made perfect in love. 19 We love Him because He
  first loved us.

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• Are you building your faith or exhausting
  yourself over the cares of this life? (Mk 419)

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• (Mark 419 NKJV) and the cares of this world,
  the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for
  other things entering in choke the word, and it
  becomes unfruitful.

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• "It was due to the efforts of Samuel Plimsoll
  (1824-98), British reformer, that the Merchant
  Shipping Act of 1876 was passed, requiring all
  ships to bear a mark known as the Plimsoll mark
  and indicating the maximum load line. By this act
  the Board of Trade of England was empowered to
  detain any vessel deemed unsafe, and the amount
  of cargo was restricted, thus making the long and
  perilous ocean voyage of those days much safer.

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• Because of his work, Plimsoll became known as the
  sailor's friend. The Plimsoll mark, with its
  gradations and figures, may be seen on the bow of
  ships near the water line as they lie at anchor
  in a harbor.

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We must have confidence in the care of God

• In God's sight, each of us has a similar mark,
  though we may not be able to see it. The burdens
  and responsibilities He gives us may seem
  unbearable, but He knows our limit." -- William
  Austin

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We must pray

• Why do we most often have these conflicts in our
  hearts? (Jas 41-3)

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We must pray

• (James 41-3 NKJV) Where do wars and fights
  come from among you? Do they not come from your
  desires for pleasure that war in your members?
  2 You lust and do not have. You murder and
  covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet
  you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You
  ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss,
  that you may spend it on your pleasures.

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We must pray

• How often do you pray?

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We must pray

• How often do you pray?
• What do you pray about?

50
We must pray

• How often do you pray?
• What do you pray about?
• Many of us need to be crushed so that we might
  see. Have you forgotten God in your life?

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We must pray

• How often do you pray?
• What do you pray about?
• Many of us need to be crushed so that we might
  see. Have you forgotten God in your life?
• There is a great relief when we pray in faith.
  (Phil 46-7)

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We must pray

• (Philippians 46-7 NKJV) Be anxious for
  nothing, but in everything by prayer and
  supplication, with thanksgiving, let your
  requests be made known to God 7 and the peace
  of God, which surpasses all understanding, will
  guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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We must pray

• When we pray in faith we will leave things with
  God. (Ex. Assignment)

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We must pray

• We can thank God in advance for His answer! (1 Jn
  514-15)

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We must pray

• (1 John 514-15 NKJV) Now this is the
  confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask
  anything according to His will, He hears us. 15
  And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask,
  we know that we have the petitions that we have
  asked of Him.

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We must pray

• Those who do not pray in faith will not be
  blessed. (Jas 16-8)

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We must pray

• (James 16-8 NKJV) But let him ask in faith,
  with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a
  wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
  7 For let not that man suppose that he will
  receive anything from the Lord 8 he is a
  double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• Our faith in God will give us wisdom to know what
  we should give to Him in prayer and what
  we should take on as our responsibility. (Matt
  1128-30)

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• (Matthew 1128-30 NKJV) Come to Me, all you
  who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give
  you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn
  from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and
  you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My
  yoke is easy and My burden is light.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I
  cannot change, courage to change the
  things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• Faith in God allows us to realistically look at
  our problems without self deception!

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• Faith in God allows us to realistically look at
  our problems without self deception!
• Consider Pauls understanding concerning the work
  of preaching the gospel in 1 Cor. 35-7. What was
  Pauls duty? What was Apollos duty? What was
  Gods part?

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• (1 Corinthians 35-7 NKJV) Who then is Paul,
  and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom
  you believed, as the Lord gave to each one? 6 I
  planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the
  increase. 7 So then neither he who plants is
  anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives
  the increase.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• Our faith in God will make us doers. (Jas 122)

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• (James 122 NKJV) But be doers of the word, and
  not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• "Life has burdens that no one can escape.
  Christianity does not remove the load it teaches
  us how to bear the burdens that fall rightfully
  to us.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• "Life has burdens that no one can escape.
  Christianity does not remove the load it teaches
  us how to bear the burdens that fall rightfully
  to us.
• There is a real joy in sacrifice. (Heb 122)

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• (Hebrews 122 NKJV) looking unto Jesus, the
  author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy
  that was set before Him endured the cross,
  despising the shame, and has sat down at the
  right hand of the throne of God.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• When we are involved in God's work, the things of
  this life seem small.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• When we are involved in God's work, the things of
  this life seem small.
• Our faith in God will cause us to seek Godly
  council. (Gal 61-2)

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• (Galatians 61-2 NKJV) Brethren, if a man is
  overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual
  restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness,
  considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
  2 Bear one anothers burdens, and so fulfill
  the law of Christ.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• "No burden is too heavy when it is carried with
  love.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• Are you humble enough to admit your struggles to
  another Christian? (Jas 516)

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• (James 516 NKJV) Confess your trespasses to
  one another, and pray for one another, that you
  may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a
  righteous man avails much.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• "We must distinguish between the burden-bearing
  that is right and the burden-bearing that is
  wrong. We ought never to bear the burden of sin
  or doubt, but there are burdens placed on us by
  God which he does not intend to lift off. He
  wants us to roll them back on him." - Oswald
  Chambers

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• "We must distinguish between the burden-bearing
  that is right and the burden-bearing that is
  wrong. We ought never to bear the burden of sin
  or doubt, but there are burdens placed on us by
  God which he does not intend to lift off. He
  wants us to roll them back on him." - Oswald
  Chambers
• Brethren we need each other.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• The main business of friendship is to sustain and
  make bearable each other's burdens. We may do
  more of that as friends than we do anything else.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• The main business of friendship is to sustain and
  make bearable each other's burdens. We may do
  more of that as friends than we do anything else.
  
• The more we can share each other's loads the
  stronger we all will be. (1 Cor 1226-27)

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• (1 Corinthians 1226-27 NKJV) And if one member
  suffers, all the members suffer with it or if
  one member is honored, all the members rejoice
  with it. 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and
  members individually.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• "The truest help we can render an afflicted man
  is not to take his burden from him, but to call
  out his best strength that he may be able to bear
  the burden."

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• "Most churches have little emphasis on bearing
  one another's burdens. Indeed, the people do not
  know one another's burdens even exist, let alone
  be concerned enough to bear them"

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• Our faith in God will cause us to cast off
  needless weight. (Heb 121-2)

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• (Hebrews 121-2 NKJV) Therefore we also, since
  we are surrounded by so great a cloud of
  witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the
  sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run
  with endurance the race that is set before us,
  2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher
  of our faith, who for the joy that was set before
  Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and
  has sat down at the right hand of the throne of
  God.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• "Should we reduce our spending or take on a new
  job?

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• "Should we reduce our spending or take on a new
  job?
• What is important and what is essential?

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• "Should we reduce our spending or take on a new
  job?
• What is important and what is essential?
• We should take one day at a time. (Mt 634)

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• (Matthew 634 NKJV) Therefore do not worry
  about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its
  own things. Sufficient for the day is its own
  trouble.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• "No man ever sank under the burden of the day. It
  is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden
  of today that the weight is more than a man can
  bear. Never load yourself so. If you find
  yourself so loaded, at least remember this it is
  your own doing, not God's. He begs you to leave
  the future to him, and mind the present."

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• Will you trust God enough to give Him your
  burdens?

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• Will you trust God enough to give Him your
  burdens?
• God's way in never burdensome. (1 Jn 53)

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• (1 John 53 NKJV) For this is the love of God,
  that we keep His commandments. And His
  commandments are not burdensome.

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• How many of us argue with God?

93
We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• How many of us argue with God?
• Do you really seek after God's word?

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We must seek wisdom about what we should do

• Often we are our own worst enemy. God is waiting
  to take our burden