Cast Your Cares // 5 FOR 5 // Sam Alexander

[Music] what is up ec oh man for those of you that guys that don't know me my name is sam uh i've been coming to ec for two years now and i serve in ec worship as well as ec groups you know growing up i was your average brown christian boy i grew up in northeast calgary where they have some of the best food the craziest drivers and the most interesting people but four years ago i went through some of the deepest and darkest seasons of my life i remember being locked in my room for days for months not wanting to come out except for food i lost some of the closest friendships in my life in a relationship that broke me apart i struggled so much with anxiety and depression that i went into academic probation at my university there was even a point in my life where my family had to rush me to the hospital and they were so worried about me but in this season i was able to know that god truly loved and he cared for me let's turn our bibles to first peter chapter 5 verses 6 to 7. it says humble yourselves therefore under god's mighty hand that he may lift you up in due time cast all cast all your anxieties on him because he cares for you isn't it interesting that peter who is writing this was a fisherman and he would cast these giant nets over the boat to catch fish and once he would cast it he would not look back he would not wiggle it he would not jiggle it he would not tug on it he would just sit there and wait and sometimes for us as humans it is so hard to let go and let god we hear this term many times but it is so difficult and peter's saying cast all your anxieties all your worries all your depression all your flaws on god but we end up letting it come back into our lives and it begins to rob our peace you know according to the national science foundation an average person has between twelve thousand to sixty thousand thoughts per day of those thoughts eighty percent are negative and ninety five percent of those thoughts are repetitive now those are some big stats that means majority of our human lives are wasted in this illusion that we are not good enough that we are stranded on our own and there's nobody to carry our load you see i was in the deepest and darkest seasons of my life and that's when i cried out to god i said god you take control of my life and you know what i did i cannot believe that i'm standing in front of you here today i god helped me finish my university degree last month god help me man god help me find a job in my field he provided for me god help me get plugged into a community of believers that encouraged me and lifted me up and you may be thinking man i know sam i'm worried i'm stuck in these cycles of thoughts but it's not going away i'm scared i'm depressed i don't know what to do some of you guys have not slept for nights thinking about tomorrow some of you guys are looking for remedies for solutions in drug alcohol sex pornography but let me tell you that there is a greater solution it's let's let's rewind what does it say in the beginning of this verse it says humble yourselves under god's mighty hands wait wait yo what humble yourselves that means let go of all your pride all your efforts and humbly come and sit before the presence of god say god you take control over my life let your will be done and not mine god i need you in my life and let me tell you this evening that a god is a god that has been in your tomorrows before you even got there he knows your struggles he knows your worries but if we don't make it a priority in our lives to communicate that with him we end up carrying a load that we were never meant to carry in the first place and i know sometimes it may feel that we are praying in the silence that it's quiet and there's nothing there but let me assure you that god is real he is listening he is hearing he is working in the supernatural jesus says come to me all who are weary all who are weary and heavy laden and i will give you rest so church let's set our standard this morning before we walk out that door saying god i will cast my anxieties on you i will cast my depression on you whatever it is god you care for me thank you [Music] you

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Length: 5min 27sec (327 seconds)

Published: Wed Aug 04 2021