February 19: Let God Lift the Heavy Things

Sharon Campbell-Danvers 
Kings Seventh-day Adventist Church 

Let God Lift the Heavy Things

Key Text: 1 Peter 5:7

“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
1 Peter 5:7 KJV

There are some things we were never designed to carry.

Yet we try.

We carry the weight of expectations.
We carry the weight of broken relationships.
We carry financial pressure.
We carry disappointments.
We carry silent fears.

And slowly, what was meant to be placed in God’s hands becomes a burden in ours.

Living with my grandmother for a few years exposed me to something that now makes even more sense spiritually. In those days, carrying loads on your head was normal. Before placing the weight there, she would first position a kata under the load. The kata served as a cushion.

Placing the weight directly on my head would have been painful. The pressure would have been unbearable. The load would have felt heavier than it actually was. But the kata absorbed the strain. It lifted slightly. It cushioned the impact. It made the burden manageable.

That kata represents Jesus in our struggles.

Life will place loads on us. Responsibility will come. Challenges will arise. But God never intended for the weight to rest directly on our strength. Jesus becomes the cushion. He absorbs what would otherwise crush us. He lifts what would otherwise break us. He carries what would otherwise overwhelm us.

The scripture does not suggest we manage our cares. It does not say organize them or suppress them. It says cast them.

Casting is intentional. It means to throw off. To release. To let go with purpose.

God never asked you to lift everything. He asked you to trust Him with what is heavy.

Sometimes we exhaust ourselves trying to hold together what only God can sustain. We replay conversations. We rehearse outcomes. We anticipate problems that have not even arrived. We grip tightly to situations we cannot control.

And in doing so, we carry what heaven already offered to cushion.

The beauty of this verse is not just in the command to cast our cares. It is in the reason that follows.

For He careth for you.

Not because you are strong.
Not because you have it together.
Not because you deserve it.

But because He cares.

That means your stress matters to Him. Your confusion matters. Your grief matters. Your unanswered prayers matter.

Let God be your cushion.

Let Him absorb the pressure.
Let Him steady the weight.
Let Him carry what is too much for you.

Some burdens are not signs of responsibility. They are signs that it is time to release.

Today, pause and ask yourself what you are holding that God never assigned you to carry.

Then release it.

Cast it.

Trust that the same God who formed you is more than able to sustain you and cushion you when life presses hard.

Prayer

Lord, thank You for being my cushion when life feels heavy. When pressure rises and responsibility feels overwhelming, remind me that I do not carry it alone. Teach me to cast every care upon You, trusting that You truly care for me. Help me rest in Your strength instead of relying on my own. Amen.