Throwing Things

“Throw all your anxieties on Him because He cares for you.”
1 Peter 5:7

Somehow, “anxiety” and “throwing things” seem to have an impulsive connection with
humans. Can you relate? (Be honest.) When we experience realities that disrupt our
sense of “normal”, something inside of us is stirred in a way we don’t want to be stirred.
We instinctually want to get rid of what is upsetting us. The impulse to “throw
something” is a common human trait. It’s a tangible action that expresses the intangible
emotional impulse to push away the thing that is upsetting us.

God is well familiar with that human impulse. It is a natural response that He put into us
to help protect ourselves. But, as with all good things, there is a dark side lurking in
the shadows, whispering alternative methods to try to get rid of the anxiety stirring in our
minds and hearts.

Isn’t it interesting to see that God points out a connection between “anxieties” and
“throwing things” in the same sentence. But He doesn’t say “Do Not Throw!” Rather,
He gives us a constructive alternative outlet to handle anxiety, instead of the destructive
ways we instinctively choose in our quest to escape the anxiety that invades our sense
of peace and well-being.

Why would He do that, and not simply forbid us to have those feelings and natural
instincts?

Love.

And the Perfect Outlet He has provided for us in our human struggles is Himself. He
doesn’t even require that we tell Him nicely or politely or respectfully, or not at all. No!
He knows us too well! He knows our instinct to “throw” what we don’t want to feel or
experience.

So next time you feel like “throwing something” . . . picture your Heavenly Father
standing there with His Catcher’s Mitt, ready to grab it, safely and securely, in His Big
Hand that has never once dropped a “ball.”

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