Cast Away

Cast. The Webster’s 1828 dictionary lists some definitions as to throw, fling or send; to drive away by force. My mind initially goes to fishing when I hear this word. Casting in fishing takes practice in order to be effective. You aim for a certain spot in order to have the best chance of catching a fish. If you’re anything like me, you don’t hit the target the first time. It drops too close to the boat, and I have to reel it back in to try again. Sometimes I’m too close to a tree and get the hook stuck on a branch. It can be somewhat similar when we go to cast our cares on God. We don’t cast it far enough to truly let go and end up taking it back. That doesn’t do us any good because we haven’t truly released it. Other times think we have cast it but it gets stuck on something. We try to throw it out and get it as far away from us as possible. However, there’s something that sticks with us where we have to keep trying to get rid it. That’s where the practice enters the picture. In order to effectively cast my cares on God, I have to practice daily letting go of the things that I can’t control. You will survive by casting only when you feel overwhelmed. How much more would you thrive if you practiced casting everyday?