1 Peter 5:6-7

Good morning!

1 Peter 5:6-7: Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.


Next week, I'll begin working outside of the home, back in the mortgage business that I have been out of for two years. A lot has changed in two years! I've been worried lately about how I am going to do. Will I remember everything? Will I struggle in a job that I once excelled at? Will I be able to handle the pressure and stress of that job and still be able to be there for my family as a wife and mother? But in the midst of all those questions, I know that God's mighty hand is above me. I believe He can lift me up and help me to excel when everything around me says I am supposed to struggle and fail. I will give all these concerns over to Him. Why? Not because I am not strong enough and not because I am a weakling who can't handle any kind of problem. Because God cares for me! He doesn't want me to live each day, struggling on my own and taking care of everything I need to do, while being weighed down by anxieties and fears. He will gladly take them from us if we would just humble ourselves and give them over to Him. Knowing that those concerns are off my mind now, I can look forward to next week instead of being fearful of it coming. I love The Message version of this Scripture so I will close with it. I feel it speaks directly to me and I hope it does to you too!

So be content with who you are, and don't put on airs. God's strong hand is on you; he'll promote you at the right time. Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you.

1 Peter 2:2-3

Good morning!


1 Peter 2:2-3: Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.


I thought this was a good follow up to yesterday's verse. Now that you are seeking after God and you have tasted His goodness, it's hard not to keep wanting more! Every 3 hours my newborn babies were hungry and once they got the hang of drinking, they loved their milk! It fed them, filled them, nourished them, and grew them (too quick in my opinion!). Once I tasted all of God's goodness, I craved more and more! And just like a baby, I began to grow and mature. I started to speak and ask questions. I started walking down the paths He is leading me on and now I can run and dance in the blessings He has given me. We can't stay babies forever...we must grow and become what God sees we can be. But it all starts with that pure spiritual milk that gets us hooked. God knows when you are ready to move to more solid foods so just keep drinking! I think I am just now on Stage 2 baby foods, slowly eating more as my appetite is getting bigger. One day I'll be sitting at a table with Him, enjoying the richest of foods in celebration! So I have a long way to go but that is the fun part.