Casting All Of Your Anxiety On The Lord

This clip is part of the sermon “Strength for the Suffering" delivered by Kevin DeYoung at Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, NC on August 17, 2025.

I have to preach to myself. I can be that sort of person who thinks, I have little problems and God’s got a lot of, there’s a lot of wars and things going on, and I don’t want to be, even though I know that’s bad theology. So this word is sweet to me, I hope it’s sweet to you, that little word "all".

What kind of anxieties do you want, Lord? Which ones? Just cancer? Just death? Is that it?

Okay, okay. It’s good to know this verse is here for me. 

Cast all of them.

Now yes, it’s true, if you only pray about the proverbial hangnail in your life, you’re missing how Jesus wants us to pray but do pray for the hangnails too.  All your anxieties. Can’t find your keys? Cast it before the Lord, pray about it.  You have indigestion and you’ve gotta go to an important meeting? Pray about it.  You can’t get your computer to work? Pray about it. You can’t figure out these insurance forms? Cast the anxiety on the Lord.  You have a project due by midnight, even if you should have worked on it all summer? Come before the Lord.  You have nervousness about a big game or a tryout?

Cast all, all, all, all your trials.

Nothing too small. Nothing too petty.

Nothing is a bother to a heavenly father who loves you.