In meditating on 1 Peter 5:5-7, the Holy Spirit connected something for me. In verse 5 Peter reminded his readers that God resists the proud. Verse 6 says, “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God…”

Verse 7 gives us a practical way. It says, “Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” The Greek word for care means to divide the mind with things like distractions, anxieties, burdens, and worries. Worry is pride.

Matthew 6:25 says, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life…” Verse 32 says that our heavenly Father knows what we need. Now connect all this with 1 Peter 5:12. It says, “Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you.” If God allows trials into our lives, they are His will.