The Mission Phoenix

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. – I Peter 5:7

       God is interested in your well-being. Did you ever think of that? He is. He wants you to be healthy, free from worry, confident about the future, and in good spirits. He wants your marriage to be wonderful, your children to be a blessing to you, and your single-ness to be satisfying. If you are not well – spiritually, emotionally, physically, mentally – God is concerned about that.

       Missionaries tend to measure everything by another one of God’s deep concerns – the salvation of the lost through faith in Jesus Christ. No doubt, that’s the biggie. But think of this: How many times in the Bible are we told to pray for one another? How many examples does God give us of people who were concerned for each other’s well-being? How often are we told to not be anxious? To not be afraid?

       The Bible isn’t just providing us with an idea of how other Christians did it. This is the inspired Word of God, here. God is speaking to us through that Word. The reason for all of those kinds of passages is that God is concerned for your well-being. After all, Christ emptied Himself for you. He sacrificed His well-being for yours. He was thinking of you, quite specifically, when He gave His life on the cross.

       Sometimes we feel like we are alone – serving others can be a lonely task. Sometimes we are convinced that no one really remembers us or cares about us. But that’s not true. SomeOne does. It’s OK to take a break for a while, to laugh, to play, to step away from the duties that beckon. I know that God is concerned about the lost. But He’s also concerned about losing YOU.