“Lighten Your Load” Learning To Cast Your Cares Upon The Lord

CARES:

Merimna-“To draw in different directions; to distract; a care; to be

anxious about; to have a distracting care; take thought

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“Lighten Your Load” Learning To Cast Your Cares Upon The Lord

STRONGHOLDS: Ochuroma: “A stronghold, fortress;” A stronghold is a faulty

thinking pattern based on lies and deception. Strongholds are birthed and dwell in deception (which are lies and false beliefs), so naturally the cure is to bring the truth in God's Word on the

scene. Literally means FORTRESSES

IMAGINATIONS: Logismos: “A reasoning, a thought;” is translated thoughts

suggestive of evil intent, not of mere reasonings.

The word suggests the contemplation of actions as a result of the verdict of conscience. A thought, reasoning, inward

questioning, a deliberating, questioning; a disputing; disputations of doubts. Inward reasoning, questioning,

consideration and deliberation; turning thoughts over in the mind; reckoning by mental questions, opinions, designs

and disputes.

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HIGH THING: Hupsoma: Which literally means "high thing" and can also be translated

"height." It speaks of pride by which we exalt our own human reasonings over divine revelation.  It puts the intellect in the place of

God so that one is more comfortable trusting his reasonings than believing God’s Word.  This is mind idolatry.

THOUGHTS:Noema: which refers to a "purpose" or "devise of the mind."  This word is

particularly helpful in that it is also used in 2 Corinthians 2:11 where it refers to Satan’s schemes. 

Paul writes:  "We are not unaware of [Satan’s] schemes."  The relevant point here is that when human reasonings are allowed to become schemes that set themselves against God’s Word, the mind has

essentially become captive to Satan’s schemes.  In such situations, Satan has effectively planted thoughts into our minds and deceived

us into thinking that those thoughts were our own thoughts/reasonings.

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CAST:

Ballo-“To throw or to hurl”

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“Lighten Your Load” Learning To Cast Your Cares Upon The Lord

“CAST YOUR CARES UPON THE LORD, FOR HE CARES FOR YOU…”

-1 Peter 5:7

“Lighten Your Load” Learning To Cast Your Cares Upon The Lord