This is an excerpt of a powerful teaching on how to properly cast the cares of this life upon the Lord.

1. “Lighten Your Load”
Learning To Cast Your Cares Upon The Lord

2. WORD STUDY
CARES:
Merimna-“To draw in different
directions; to distract; a care; to be
anxious about; to have a distracting care;
take thought
“Lighten Your Load”
Learning To Cast Your Cares Upon The Lord

3. WORD STUDY
STRONGHOLDS:
Ochuroma: “A stronghold, fortress;” A stronghold is a faulty
thinking pattern based on lies and deception. Strongholds are
birthed and dwell in deception (which are lies and false beliefs),
so naturally the cure is to bring the truth in God's Word on the
scene. Literally means FORTRESSES
IMAGINATIONS:
Logismos: “A reasoning, a thought;” is translated thoughts
suggestive of evil intent, not of mere reasonings.
The word suggests the contemplation of actions as a result
of the verdict of conscience. A thought, reasoning, inward
questioning, a deliberating, questioning; a disputing;
disputations of doubts. Inward reasoning, questioning,
consideration and deliberation; turning thoughts over in the
mind; reckoning by mental questions, opinions, designs
and disputes.

4. WORD STUDY
HIGH THING:
Hupsoma: Which literally means "high thing" and can also be translated
"height." It speaks of pride by which we exalt our own human
reasonings over divine revelation. It puts the intellect in the place of
God so that one is more comfortable trusting his reasonings than
believing God’s Word. This is mind idolatry.
THOUGHTS:
Noema: which refers to a "purpose" or "devise of the mind." This word is
particularly helpful in that it is also used in 2 Corinthians 2:11 where it
refers to Satan’s schemes.
Paul writes: "We are not unaware of [Satan’s] schemes." The relevant
point here is that when human reasonings are allowed to become
schemes that set themselves against God’s Word, the mind has
essentially become captive to Satan’s schemes. In such situations,
Satan has effectively planted thoughts into our minds and deceived us
into thinking that those thoughts were our own thoughts/reasonings.

5. WORD STUDY
CAST:
Ballo-“To throw or to hurl”
“Lighten Your Load”
Learning To Cast Your Cares Upon The Lord

6. “CAST YOUR CARES UPON THE LORD,
FOR HE CARES FOR YOU…”
-1 Peter 5:7
“Lighten Your Load”
Learning To Cast Your Cares Upon The Lord