October 1, 2013

"I would have you without carefulness." (KJV)  1 Corinthians 3:32a

"Without carefulness."  All in.  Nothing held back.  No dipping just a toe into the shallow end.  "Without carefulness."  Although Paul was writing to the early church in regards to marriage, this maxim should apply to how we live our lives for Christ.  "Without carefulness."

E.B. Pusey wrote, "Cast all thy care on God. See that all thy cares be such as thou canst cast on God, and then hold none back. Never brood over thyself; never stop short in thyself; but cast thy whole self, even this very care which distresseth thee, upon God. Be not anxious about little things, if thou wouldst learn to trust God with thine all. Act upon faith in little things; commit thy daily cares and anxieties to Him; and He will strengthen thy faith for any greater trials. Rather, give thy whole self into God's hands, and so trust Him to take care of thee in all lesser things, as being His, for His own sake, whose thou art."*

Usually the accompanying for the entries in Daily Strength support the verse a bit better.  Pusey's excerpt seems to limit "without carefulness" to just worries and anxieties.  It is much more.  We should commit all aspects of our lives to God "without carefulness".  100% of our time should be God-directed.  100% of our spending should be God-directed.  100% of our conversation should be God-directed.

We will fail to do this at times?  Yes.  Will we fail to do this daily?  Most likely. Does this excuse us from the effort?  Certainly not.

Let's not be careful Christians today.  Let God direct 100%.  See what happens.


On an aside-  Thoughts about Pusey's second sentence, "See that all cares be such as thou canst cast on God. . ."?  Are there any cares that are not of these types?  Hmmm. . .

*Daily Strength for Daily Needs- February 14
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8534/pg8534.html