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Blessings from Tragedy Pt. 2



“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”  (Psalm 37:25)

        God’s blessings are bountiful, but when tragedy strikes the blessings are even sweeter. When you do not know where to go, or what to do, we need to let the Lord handle it. God will take care of us just as the Psalmist has said. 

        1 Peter 5:7 says, “1 Peter 5:7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.” At first glance we see that God cares for us and that’s why we can cast our anxieties upon Him. That is a great thought, and it does make you feel good that this is done fro you by the Lord, but there is more to it than that. When we look at the original text (Greek) we find that it really reads more like, “casting all of your cares upon Him, for He does the caring for you.” We give our anxieties to the Father, and the Father will worry about it.

        I know what you are thinking. The Father doesn’t have to worry about anything. You are right! He doesn’t! That is the very point! We are in capable hands when we are with God.

        After the wreck I wasn’t sure what we were going to do. I had been trying to think of a way that we could afford a family vehicle, but I did not have the means at the time. That fact became even more prevalent to me as I stood next to our totaled vehicle. What was I supposed to do? How was I going to take care of my family?

        When brethren heard about the accident they started sending aid. The Branson Church of Christ had posted on social media to help gather funds and within a few days they asked for people to stop sending money. That was amazing, but even more so, we had a brother in Christ who owns a car dealership (Don Franklin Auto in Lexington, KY) who came to our aid. He helped us to afford a vehicle that we could not have gotten on our own. Personally, I was just hoping to get a vehicle that would get us around for a few more years, but the Lord provided abundantly more than what we could do on our own.

        This is why we cast our cares upon Him. It’s not for any kind of selfish gain. The reason is that when you put your faith in God, you are in the most capable hands that you will ever be in.

        Remember back to when you were a child. You always felt safe when you were around your parents (if you had good parents), but in particular you felt safe when you had a strong father. It did not matter what kind of nefarious character was around when your father was there. Well, we have a Father who will always be there for us. He will always be there for us. He will always protect us. He will always provide for us. We cast our cares upon Him, because He can handle the things we cannot handle ourselves.

His servant and yours,

Matt McBrayer

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