Have a Little Talk with Jesus

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.  – 1 Peter 5:7

Saturday, I drove the Walhalla Cross Country teams to Greenwood.  Cross country runs super early.  They were leaving the school at 5:45 am.  These kinds of jobs are right up my alley.  After everything and everyone was loaded up, it was time for the hour and forty-minute ride.  I realized that I had gotten straight out of bed and went straight to the bus, so I had spent no time with the Lord.

As I took off down the road, I started thinking about everything.  I have a lot going on right now, house problems which could lead to financial problems.  Relationship problems which tend to lead to anxiety.  I thought about conversations that needed to be had.  I thought about telling everything to my wife, then I thought “she might not care for a 5:50 am conversation, plus I can’t talk out loud on this bus right now.”  Then I began to sing a song in my head that I haven’t sung in quite a while:

I may have doubts and fears

My eyes be filled with tears

But Jesus is a friend who watches day and night

I go to Him in prayer

He knows my every care

Just a little talk with Jesus makes it right

So, I started at the beginning.  He showed me everything I needed to move forward and have peace in my heart.  He showed me how big of a sin it was to have Him as my father and be anxious.  By the time I was finished, I realized forty minutes had gone by and I was at perfect peace.  I was at such perfect peace that I drove by two places that always stir up hurt, anger, and depression with in me . . . and I didn’t even think about it.  He finished with, “When you give it all to me and focus on me, those kinds of things will never bother you again.”  I was blown away.  To say that I had a great day would be an understatement.  I still had all kinds of stuff to do and responsibilities to deal with, but man was I at perfect peace.

Lord, I can’t thank you enough for the privilege of prayer.  I can’t believe I don’t take more advantage of it than I do.  Talking with You for that long and just casting every care upon You was about as freeing as the day I got saved in the first place.  You are amazing!  To think that You’ve got me and are leading me safely home just might be the greatest joy of my life as I sit here and type this.  Help everyone reading this to get along with You and have a little talk.  I love You, Lord.  Amen.