By Benescke Janse Rensburg

[After yesterday's piece, I realized many readers struggle with fear and worry about their loved ones' well-being. I would like to share an experience I had earlier this year.]

At the beginning of the year, we decided to move our almost 2-year-old daughter, Joalé, to a new school for logistical reasons. As for most children going to a new school, the first day is filled with tears. However, these tears during drop-off times persisted.

After almost two weeks of Joalé crying when I drop her off at school, leaving me to go work with a heavy heart and praying for her well-being throughout the day, I seriously began to wonder if we perhaps had made a mistake by moving her to the new school. One morning, after she again cried when I dropped her off, I earnestly asked God for wisdom in this situation. In my car, still on the way to work, I suddenly experienced God’s clear voice from the Holy Spirit in my heart, “Benescke, do you realize that Joalé’s best interest is even more important to Me than what it is to you?”

That was a light bulb moment for me as a mountain at the same time fell from my shoulders. I realized that, as important as it is for us as parents to ensure that our children get the best possible education and opportunities; it’s even more important for God, their Creator, as He knows what He has planned for each of their futures. It took a lot of pressure off of me. I decided to thank God and give the whole situation completely to Him. That was the last morning Joalé cried when I dropped her off.

What is your concern today that feels like a mountain on your shoulders? Are you afraid that your children might mix with the wrong crowd at school? Do you wonder if your high school child chose the right subjects or if your student child is studying the right course? Are you worried about the safety of your parents or children far away from you? Or do you sometimes worry that the dreams in your heart might never become a reality?

Although nowhere in the Bible is explicitly said that worry is a sin, it nevertheless boils down to a lack of faith and trust in God in that specific area of our lives. Therefore, instead of worry, let us do what Paul says in 1 Peter 5:7: “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” In Psalm 56: 3 the Psalmist writes: “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” And in Psalm 37:5 we read: “Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.”

If something is important to you, it is important to God. He can help us fulfill our dreams, He can protect our children and parents and He can lead each of us to make the right decisions as He knows each of our futures. Remember God has the best interest at heart for our own and our loved ones’ well-being. Let us draw close to Him and thank Him in advance instead of allowing worry to control us. God bless.

Father God, thank you that I can cast all my cares onto You, knowing that You care for me. Help me to never forget that You have the best interest at heart for me and my loved ones. I ask this in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

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