{"id":41171,"date":"2026-08-04T22:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/?p=41171"},"modified":"2026-08-03T17:21:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T00:21:37","slug":"26-0805","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/26-0805\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn to Your Father"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Max Lucado<\/p>\n

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We can calmly take our concerns to God because he is as near as our next breath!\u00a0 This was the reassuring message from the miracle of the bread and fish.\u00a0 In an event crafted to speak to the anxious heart, Jesus told his disciples to do the impossible: feed five thousand people.<\/p>\n

You aren\u2019t facing five thousand hungry bellies, but you are facing a deadline in two days, a loved one in need of a cure. On one hand you have a problem. On the other you have a limited quantity of wisdom, patience, or time.\u00a0 Typically, you\u2019d get anxious. You\u2019d tell God, \u201cYou\u2019ve given me too much to handle.\u201d<\/p>\n

This time, instead of starting with what you have, start with Jesus. Start with his wealth, his resources, and his strength. Before you lash out in fear, look up in faith. Turn to your Father for help!<\/p>\n

\"\"Read more\u00a0Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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We can calmly take our concerns to God because he is as near as our next breath! This was the reassuring message from the miracle of the bread and fish. In an event crafted to speak to the anxious heart, Jesus told his disciples to do the impossible: feed five thousand people.<\/p>\n

You aren\u2019t facing five thousand hungry bellies, but you are facing a deadline in two days, a loved one in need of a cure. On one hand you have a problem. On the other you have a limited quantity of wisdom, patience, or time. Typically, you\u2019d get anxious. You\u2019d tell God, \u201cYou\u2019ve given me too much to handle.\u201d<\/p>\n

This time, instead of starting with what you have, start with Jesus. Start with his wealth, his resources, and his strength. Before you lash out in fear, look up in faith. Turn to your Father for help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[148],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-upwords"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41171"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41175,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41171\/revisions\/41175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}