In the biblical context, "care" often refers to anxiety, worry, or the burdens of life that weigh heavily on the human heart. The Scriptures provide numerous remedies for dealing with such cares, emphasizing trust in God, prayer, and the support of the Christian community.

1. Trust in God: The Bible consistently encourages believers to place their trust in God as a remedy for care. Proverbs 3:5-6 advises, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." This passage highlights the importance of relying on God's wisdom and guidance rather than our limited understanding.

2. Casting Cares on God: 1 Peter 5:7 instructs believers to "Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you." This verse reassures Christians that God is attentive to their needs and willing to bear their burdens. By entrusting their worries to God, believers can find peace and relief from anxiety.

3. Prayer and Supplication: Philippians 4:6-7 offers a practical approach to dealing with care: "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Prayer is presented as a powerful tool for alleviating worry, inviting God's peace to replace anxiety.

4. Seeking First the Kingdom: Jesus addresses the issue of care in the Sermon on the Mount, specifically in Matthew 6:25-34. He urges His followers not to worry about their lives, what they will eat or wear, but to "seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33). This teaching emphasizes prioritizing spiritual pursuits over material concerns, trusting that God will provide for their needs.

5. Community Support: The early church exemplified the importance of community in bearing one another's burdens. Galatians 6:2 states, "Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." The Christian community is called to support each other, providing practical help and encouragement to those weighed down by care.

6. Contentment and Gratitude: The Apostle Paul, in Philippians 4:11-13 , speaks of learning to be content in all circumstances, whether in need or in abundance. He writes, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." Contentment, coupled with gratitude, is presented as a remedy for care, shifting focus from what is lacking to the sufficiency found in Christ.

7. Meditation on God's Word: Psalm 119:165 declares, "Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your instruction; nothing can make them stumble." Engaging with Scripture provides wisdom, comfort, and perspective, helping believers navigate life's challenges with a sense of peace and stability.

The biblical remedy for care involves a multifaceted approach, combining trust in God, prayer, community support, and a focus on spiritual priorities. Through these means, believers are equipped to handle the cares of life with faith and resilience.Psalm 37:5
Commit your way to the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
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Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the LORD, and he shall sustain you: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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Proverbs 16:3
Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts shall be established.
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Jeremiah 17:7,8
Blessed is the man that trusts in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
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Matthew 6:26-34
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?
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Luke 12:22-32
And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat; neither for the body, what you shall put on.
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Philippians 4:6,7
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
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Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he has said, I will never leave you, nor forsake you.
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1 Peter 5:6,7
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
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The Unsatisfied Life and Its Remedy
... THE SONG OF SOLOMON SECTION I THE UNSATISFIED LIFE AND ITS REMEDY. Cant. ... never at
rest in his absence, she cannot trust him fully; and she does not care to give ...
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But Some one Will Perhaps Say that the Care of Such a God Has...
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have been far from giving [5015] true indications, since the remedy given by ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/48 but some one will.htm

Of God, his Care and Anger.
... But if God carries on the care of the world, it follows that He cares for the ... a just
and also an unjust anger; and because they did not find a remedy for the ...
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Concerning the Divine Oeconomy and God's Care Over Us, And
... And He becomes obedient to the Father Who is like unto us, and finds a remedy for
our disobedience in what He had assumed ... [1928] epistasia, care, or dominion. ...
/.../exposition of the orthodox faith/chapter i concerning the divine oeconomy.htm

Of the Remedy against the Fifth and Sixth Sources of Weariness.
... are Christians only in name and not in very truth, and to take care not to ... and entail
no disadvantage to leave it undone, we might despise a remedy offered in ...
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Man's Ruin and God's Remedy
... Secondly, here is a remedy for the condemnation ... And is there one in all this great
assembly who says, "This is all twaddle, I care not to hear such preaching as ...
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The Care of the Soul Urged as the one Thing Needful
... business of our ministry often to open to you at large: The care of the ... this divine
teacher the worth of our souls, their danger, and their remedy; and that we ...
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Modern Examples of Prayer (Continued)
... frame, and what is more than all, it grieves the Holy Spirit." Her remedy, again,
for a common evil, was prayer. How prayer disburdens us of care by bringing ...
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Letter Lxviii. From Three Gallic Bishops to St. Leo.
... solicitude on our behalf, and confess that we are the more indebted to your preventing
care because we now have the benefit of the remedy before experiencing ...
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Whether a Husband is Bound to Pay the Debt if his Wife Does not ...
... concupiscence. Now a physician who has the care of a sick person is bound
to remedy the disease without being asked. Therefore the ...
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