WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR CARES / Casting All Your Cares

This is the 2^nd of 6 devotions 

with the theme from 1 Peter 5:7

“Casting Care”

WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR CARES
by
Kent And Rebecca Cooley

(Adapted from Psalm 46:1; John 8:32; 1 Corinthians13:5; Hebrews 7:25; 1 Peter 5:7)

Every need or desire has an outcome to which it can be fulfilled. If you wanted to build a deck, you would hire a carpenter. If you needed someone to go before a judge on your behalf, you would seek out the best attorney in town. If you needed assistance with understanding your computer, you would find a teenager or maybe even a child. 

Our Father wants us to know that He can handle our cares. He has the power and capability to fulfill any need that we could ever have. All we have to do is to give our cares, our concerns and our worries to him. We cast our cares and we receive back from Him grace, mercy, strength, deliverance or whatever the fulfillment of our need happens to be.

"Give all your worries and cares to God, 

for He cares about you."

He really, really cares for you.

Father, I relinquish all of my cares on you now. I look to no other to meet my needs. There is not a person on this earth who cares for me like you do and no one could ever fulfill the desires that I have like You can. I cast my cares on you for you really do care for me.

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CASTING ALL YOUR CARES

Devotion: What To Do With Your Cares

(Adapted from Psalm 46:1; John 8:32; 1 Corinthians13:5; Hebrews 7:25; 1 Peter 5:7)

Verse:

He's a very present help in time of trouble

He's a very present help in time of need

When you call on Him

He'll be there on the double

If you need a friend

He'll be a friend indeed

Chorus:

Casting all your cares on Him for He cares for you

Casting all your cares on Him for He knows what to do

Are you aware that you can cast all your cares?

Are you aware that He cares for you?

Bridge:

In total abandon, you can cast your cares, He intercedes

In total abandon, you can cast your cares and you'll be free

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HOW TO CAST / He Cares For Me

This is the 1^st of 6 devotions with the theme from 1 Peter 5:7

HOW TO CAST
by
Rebecca Cooley
(Adapted from 1 Corinthians 13:5, 1 Peter 5:7)

How do you cast your care on God when you are in the middle of a catastrophic event? How do you roll your cares over on the Lord when you are suffering or watching a loved one suffer? It's easy to give the advice to cast your cares on God when the road gets a little rough. But how do you cast your cares and get a handle on trust when you are going through the fire? You go through the process the same as you would on a normal trial or test and you cast your cares literally and exactly.

The first thing that must be done is to address and dismantle fear out loud. The number one enemy we battle when we are in the middle of a tragic event is fear. Fear is the inside of you panicking over what you see and hear. It is used by the enemy to slam into you like a bulldozer tearing down a house and it makes everything look hopeless and devastating. But fear is only a ploy of the evil one. The process of casting our cares on the Lord and receiving His grace and mercy begins with casting out fear. Fear is a door that the enemy walks through and fear is a door that we must close to receive from God.

After disassembling fear at any given moment and for as many times as needed, we then speak the Word of the Living God. "Jesus Christ lives inside of me and He cares for me! He went to Calvary and His blood was shed for me!"

Father, thank you for Your Word. The power of Your Word dismisses fear and brings deliverance in a time of trouble, even a time of tragedy. I cast my cares on you and I believe that you care for me. I steal away to a secret place with you and I know that I will receive the power and the anointing that will bring deliverance. Thank you for the power of YourWord that carries me through the fire and helps me to cast my care on you.

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Devotion authored by RebeccaAnnCooley

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HE CARES FOR ME

Devotion: How To Cast

(Adapted from 1 Corinthian s13:5; 1 Peter 5:7)

Verse 1:

Why did He go to Calvary

Why was His life blood shed there for me

Why did the Father send His son from heaven

There's just one reason first Peter five verse seven

Chorus:

He cares for me / He cares for me

He cares for me / He cares for me

(Repeat)

Bridge:

Sometimes I'm discouraged and troubled my soul

But there is a secret place I can go

I just steal away in Jesus and that's where I stay,

Reminded of this scripture,

Enraptured by this phrase

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WordsAndMusic by KentCliffordCooley

Devotion by RebeccaAnnCooley

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DOING PHILIPPIANS 4:6 And 7 / No Worries

This is the 7^th of 7 devotions with the theme

From 1 Corinthians 13:5

"Love Is Not Fretful, Anxious or Worrisome"

This is the impartation devotion

DOING PHILIPPIANS 4:6 And 7
by
Kent Cooley

(Adapted from 1 Corinthians 13:5; Philippians 4:6)

Life was happening to me one day and I found myself under much duress. “What am I going to do?” I asked myself. Instantly, I remembered Philippians 4, verse 6 and 7. As I was alone in our living room, I answered myself out loud, 
“I am going to do Philippians 4 and verse 6 and 7 right now!” I opened up my Bible to the scripture and read it out loud, confessed it with my mouth and believed it in my heart. 
I did what my instruction manual told me to do.

Philippians 4:6 and 7 not only instructs us but commands us,

“Do not be anxious about anything.”

It just told us what not to do, now it is telling us what to do.

“But in everything by prayer and petition

make your definite requests known unto God with thanksgiving.”

What is the result of this process?

“and the peace that passes all understanding

will keep your heart and your minds through Christ Jesus.”

So I confessed, “Father, I am not anxious about anything.” I make my request known to You. I began to thank my Father for every blessing that came to my mind. The thanksgiving caused me to become thankful and I could literally begin to feel the anxiety lift off of me. I cast my cares on the One who cares for me. I vividly remember the peace of God coming over me just like the Word said it would. The care of my anxiety was gone and I was confident that God would take care of the circumstance.

So when life happens to you, just do Philippians 4 verse 6 and 7 just like I did. It will work every time it is tried. 

Father, I am not anxious about anything. I make my request known unto you with thanksgiving. Thank you for the peace that passes all understanding now keeping my heart and my mind through your son, Christ Jesus.

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Devotion Authored by KentCliffordCooley

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NO WORRIES

(Adapted from 1 Corinthians 13:5; Philippians 4:6)

Verse:

I was heavy-laden with a load of care,

Then I remembered Philippians 4 and 6

I left my cares there, I left my cares there

Chorus:

No Worries, God is in control

No Worries, I’ll make my request known

And the peace that passes all understanding

Will keep our hearts and our minds through Christ Jesus

And the peace that passes all understanding

Will keep our hearts and our minds through Christ Jesus

Bridge:

I chose to be thankful and not to complain

I believe in God

I trust in his name, I trust in his name, I trust in his name,

It’s the name above all names

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WordsAndMusic by KentCliffordCooley

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SPEAK TO YOUR SOUL / Rather, I Will Say

This is the 6^th of 7 devotions with the theme

From 1 Corinthians 13:5

"Love Is Not Fretful, Anxious or Worrisome"

SPEAK TO YOUR SOUL

by
Rebecca Cooley

(Adapted from John 12:27-28)

Do you think Jesus was ever troubled and distressed? He was. How did He handle it? He spoke to His soul and made it align with truth.

Speaking of His death, Jesus said, My soul is troubled and distressed. But what shall I say? Should I say, Father, save Me from this hour of trial and agony? But it was for this very purpose that I have come to this hour that I might undergo it. Rather, I will say, ‘Father, glorify, honor and extol Your own name!’

Jesus spoke to His soul and told Himself that the very purpose of His life on earth was to come to this hour of trial. As soon as He verified this truth and His soul lined up with His spirit, His Father spoke to Him, ‘I have already glorified it, and I will glorify it again!’

Jesus was not about to let His soul dictate what His flesh would do. He spoke truth to His soul and caused His soul to align with it. When He did this, His Father spoke to Him! Our Father will do the same for us! He longs for us to speak to our souls and align ourselves with truth so that we may hear His voice.

Father, I speak to my soul this morning. I place myself in kingdom order and I accept the trial I am facing right now as a stepping stone to the next level of my life. I do not ask You to remove the trial. It is for this purpose that I must go to a new level in You. Thank you for insight and revelation. Thank you for victory over this trial and not deliverance. I am not the vine. I am the branch. I am not the teacher. I am the pupil. I am not the parent. I am the child. I am not the employer. I am the employee. I humble myself under correction. I overcome by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of my testimony. My testimony this morning is that I have spoken to my soul and brought it into submission to Your word. I truly expect to hear Your voice today.

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Devotion Authored by RebeccaCooley

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RATHER I WILL SAY

Devotion: Speak to Your Soul

(Adapted from John 12:27-28)

Verse 1:

Now my soul is troubled and distressed,

What shall I say, Father save me from this hour?

But it was for this very purpose that I have come to this hour

That I may undergo it

Rather I will say,

Father glorify, honor and extol Lord, Your name

Then there came a voice out of heaven saying,

I have already glorified and I will glorify it again

Verse 2:

As we travel through trouble and distress

We’re not gonna stay, we’re just passing through

We give the Father praise with every word we say

We have fresh perspective, We won’t be dismayed

Chorus 1:

Rather I will say, Father glorify, honor and extol Lord Your name

Then there came a voice out of heaven,

I have already glorified and I will glorify it again and again and again and again

I will glorify it again

Chorus 2:

Rather we will say,

Father glorify, honor and extol Lord Your name

I can hear a voice out of heaven,

I have already glorified

And I will glorify it again and again and again and again

I will glorify it again

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WordsAndMusic by KentCliffordCooley

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DISPELLING ANXIETY THROUGH OBEDIENCE / Help!

This is the 5^th of 7 devotions with the theme

From 1 Corinthians 13:5

"Love Is Not Fretful, Anxious or Worrisome"

DISPELLING ANXIETY THROUGH OBEDIENCE
by
Rebecca Cooley

(Adapted from 1 Corinthians 13:5; 1 Timothy 1:17-19; James 1:22)

I give you instruction 

in keeping with the prophecies once made about you,

so that by following them you may fight the good fight,

holding on to faith and a good conscience.

If you have ever sought out counsel, whether by calling a friend, meeting with a pastor or through other venues, and you have received good advice and direction, then you are obligated to walk in that counsel. It is the Holy Spirit inspiring, encouraging and instructing you through another person. So many times people seek advice and counsel, leave and not make any changes and return wanting to talk about the problem again. But there is nothing to talk about! If we don't follow the godly instruction that was given, what more can be said?

Counsel is a good thing. Friends can help friends. Pastors can assist parishioners and give good advice. Even strangers and acquaintances can offer assistance as the Holy Spirit leads them. And we should take serious the obligations we receive from that counsel.

But many times we just need to seek the Lord ourselves by becoming still and peaceful and making our requests known to God. As we sit in His presence, He can soothe, still, and calm us and give us the counsel we need. But if we must seek His counsel through another person or entity, it is important to heed what they say and act on it by being a doer of the Word. We shouldn't have to have numerous counseling sessions, more conversation and use up precious time. We should listen and heed the advice given and then go and be a doer of that word! Being a hearer only and not a doer produces fret, worry and anxiety that is self induced. So do not be a hearer only but also a doer.

Father, forgive me for wanting to discuss and converse over things that I should take to you and get your thoughts and counsel on. Forgive me for not being a doer of the Word when I hear godly instruction. I don't want to talk anymore. I want to emulate what the Holy Spirit is instructing me. For when I am willing and obedient, I will eat the fruit of the land and my willingness and obedience will dispel fret, worry and anxiety.

My Child, 

your actions of obedience 

are the true proof 

that you are in agreement with Me

and will result in a peace 

like you have never known.

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Devotion Authored by RebeccaAnnCooley

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HELP!

(Adapted from Psalm 46:1; 121:1; Matthew 7:7 NLT;

Galatians 6:9 KJV; 1 Corinthians 13:5; Mark 4:39)

Verse 1:

When I’m down and I am in despair,

There’s a place to go to call on Him in prayer

Distress signals I send to Him

He just speaks “peace be still”

His grace rescues me again

Chorus:

Help! I call for help

I call for help unto my Lord

A very present help in time of need

I look unto the hills whence cometh my help

My help cometh from the Lord

Verse 2:

So many are depending on Psychology,

But I keep looking to the hills

So many are depending on Physiology,

But I keep looking to the hills

Alcoholics are depending on Alcoholics Anonymous

I’d like to tell them that they can look to the hills

Whence cometh their help

Their help can come from the Lord

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WordsAndMusic by KentCliffordCooley