Day 13: Jennifer Carey
Jen Carey
1 Peter 5:6-7 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time He will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.
As I’ve been slowly helping my toddler memorize 1 Peter 5:7, “Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you”, I’ve realized this verse may be even more for me than for him.
Scripture memorization feels like a lost art in a world of constant noise and distraction, yet there’s something deeply grounding about hiding God’s Word in our hearts. Peter reminds us that humility isn’t weakness, it’s trust. To humble ourselves under God’s mighty hand means we admit we’re not meant to carry everything on our own. At the right time God lifts us, but first, He invites us to lay our worries and cares down. And in this season, with baby number two on the way, there are many things on my mind.
I once heard that the word worry comes from an old English term meaning “to be strangled,” and honestly, that feels pretty accurate. Worry can tighten its grip and trap us on a hamster wheel of anxious thoughts that lead to nowhere. Sometimes it pushes us to try to solve everything ourselves (often making things worse), and other times it leaves us paralyzed, unsure of what to do next.
But Peter gives us a better way. He tells us to cast our cares, almost like throwing them onto God. Why? Because He cares about you and me so intimately and completely! Every time worry starts to choke the joy out of our day, this verse calls us back to truth:
We are seen, held, and are never alone. For this I boast in the Lord!
1 Peter 5:6-7 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time He will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.
As I’ve been slowly helping my toddler memorize 1 Peter 5:7, “Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you”, I’ve realized this verse may be even more for me than for him.
Scripture memorization feels like a lost art in a world of constant noise and distraction, yet there’s something deeply grounding about hiding God’s Word in our hearts. Peter reminds us that humility isn’t weakness, it’s trust. To humble ourselves under God’s mighty hand means we admit we’re not meant to carry everything on our own. At the right time God lifts us, but first, He invites us to lay our worries and cares down. And in this season, with baby number two on the way, there are many things on my mind.
I once heard that the word worry comes from an old English term meaning “to be strangled,” and honestly, that feels pretty accurate. Worry can tighten its grip and trap us on a hamster wheel of anxious thoughts that lead to nowhere. Sometimes it pushes us to try to solve everything ourselves (often making things worse), and other times it leaves us paralyzed, unsure of what to do next.
But Peter gives us a better way. He tells us to cast our cares, almost like throwing them onto God. Why? Because He cares about you and me so intimately and completely! Every time worry starts to choke the joy out of our day, this verse calls us back to truth:
We are seen, held, and are never alone. For this I boast in the Lord!
Posted in Boast in the Lord 2026
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