2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Last night I had a hard time going to sleep. I had a lot on my mind. I was stressing, fretting, worrying, stewing….You get the idea. And I realized that as long as I was focused on my mess, I would never get to sleep. I had to cast my cares firmly on my Savior and leave them there.
2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
The only way grace and peace can be mine in abundance is by focusing on my Savior, not myself, not my mess, not my worries and fears (which seem to multiply exponentially). It isn’t easy for me to do, and doing so doesn’t magically make everything ok. But giving my cares over to Him is the only way to free myself up to receive His grace and peace.
2 Peter 1:4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
Lord, I worry about so much, about so many people that I care for deeply. Help me to cast my cares, all of them, on You. Help me to entrust those I love, those I worry about, to You. Help me open myself up to the grace and peace that are mine in abundance only through You. Amen.
2 Peter 1:8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Have a blessed day.