Running Father - He Wasn't Waiting for You to Grovel
I'm excited to keep going in this series, because today I want to correct a picture a lot of people carry of how God actually responds when we come to Him with our cares.
The Father Wasn't Waiting for You to Grovel
Think about the prodigal son. He rehearsed a whole speech on the way home — "I am no longer worthy to be called your son." But look at what actually happened when he arrived.
“But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’”
Luke 15:20-21 (NKJV)
Notice the order. The father ran to him, fell on his neck, and kissed him — before the son ever got the confession out of his mouth. He wasn't waiting for groveling. He was already running.
That's who you're bringing your cares to. Not someone waiting for you to prove how sorry or unworthy you feel before He'll help — someone already running toward you.
Cast the Whole of Your Care - Not Nine Tenths
It's easy to hand God the parts of your life that feel manageable and quietly hold onto the one thing that actually terrifies you. "I'll give You my finances, my job, even my country — but not my kids. That one's mine to worry about."
That's not what Scripture says to do. The whole of your care means the whole of it. Whatever you're tempted to set aside as the one exception is usually exactly the thing you need to release first.
This Shoulder Wasn't Getting Better - I Gave Him the Care Anyway
I tore something in my shoulder a while back, badly enough that I couldn't lay flat to sleep for a while. I started putting the Word into practice and got some relief, but doctors eventually recommended surgery and warned me about limited mobility afterward.
Every time the pain hit, or the thought of losing strength hit, I said it out loud: "Lord, I thank You that You Yourself took my infirmities and bore my sicknesses. You took this shoulder, and I refuse to carry it."
It wasn't a one-time prayer. It was something I kept saying, every time the care tried to come back.
The Most Responsible Thing You Can Do Is Hand It to the One Who Can Actually Fix It
People ask if giving God the care is irresponsible. It's the opposite. The most responsible thing you can do with a problem you can't solve is hand it to someone with all power, all authority, and a track record of loving you enough to already promise deliverance.
Holding onto the care instead isn't strength — it's pride dressed up as diligence, the quiet assumption that He needs your help to pull it off. He doesn't. He's in love with you, and He's already running toward you before you finish explaining why you don't deserve the help.
Give Him the whole of it. Not because you're unworthy — but because He's sufficient, and He said so.
Fight To Win.
