"Cast your cares on the Lord
and He will sustain you;
He will never let the righteous fall."
-Psalm 56:22
What does it mean when it says the Lord will sustain you?
The definition of sustain is:
1) to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear weight of, as a structure. The Father holds you up in everything that you are going through. As you walk with Him, he will bear all the weight of the load that you carry.
2) to endure without giving way or yielding. He will be with you ALWAYS! His love will NEVER give way.
3) to keep (a person, the mind, the spirit, etc) from giving way as under trial or affliction. During whatever trials and afflictions that you may be going through, He will keep you, your mind, your spirit, from giving way. Trust in Him. Believe in His Word.
4) to supply with food, drink, and other necessities of life. Trust the Lord in ALL that you do and walk by faith with Him because He will supply for all your needs. You no longer have to worry about what to eat or drink, what you will wear, how to pay the bills etc. (Matthew 6:31-33), just focus on Him and keep proclaiming, "Thy Kingdom come! Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven!" (Matthew 6:10).
5) to provide for by furnishing means or funds. Again, He will provide all the furnishing and funds that you need. There is no more need to focus the circumstances, issues, problems around you. Lift your eyes to the Father.
This is what the Father has been making real to me: I am to walk everyday by faith, believing that the Words He has spoken over my life are real and valid and I am going to walk in those promises. This isn't some easy thing. Like everyone else I struggle with this, looking at the problems and needs around me and trying to figure out all the answers. I question. What will my next job be? Will I have the right place to live? Can I afford it? How do I pay the bills? Who? What? When? Where? Why? I doubt. Will it really happen? Am I doing what I'm suppose to? But I always come back to one thing: Father I love You and I know You love me. I trust that you will lead and guide my steps in a better way than I could ever imagine, so I will rest in Your presence
This walk is a walk by faith. If we trust in God's unfailing love (Psalm 52:8), we don't need to focus on our problems because we trust the Father to take care of every need.
I'll leave you with one simple challenge, one that I repeat to myself over and over again: DARE TO BELIEVE GOD!
"That's All Folks!"
