I have not cried in almost twenty years, but my wife can tell you that I used to be a cry baby. I was a world-class worrier.
Now some people would rather listen to the devil than to the Word of God, because they get a lot of sympathy that way. They cry and whine and get their egos patted. They say, “Poor old me, the devil has been whipping me. Poor old me, ain’t it a shame?” Sympathy becomes their reward instead of the benefits of the covenant.
I have not cried in almost twenty years, but my wife can tell you that I used to be a cry baby. I was a world-class worrier. I could whine in several octaves at the same time. In fact, whenever I would see somebody, I would give them an organ recital. Have you ever heard an organ recital? “My ear hurts, my nose hurts, my eyes hurt, my lungs hurt, my chest hurts, my digestive organs hurt…,” you know, an organ recital.
But I retired from all that. I cast all my cares on Him. The Lord will not touch them if we do not cast all of them on Him.
If you do not cast the cares on Him, you will have to carry the burden. The burden is real, and it will weigh you down until you can hardly walk. Pain is real. Fear is real. Poverty and lack are real. As you carry all that mess on your back, you will be bent over, struggling down the road of life. You might even be proud about what a hard time you are having.
But I am not like the six o’clock news on television. I have good news for you. You can be free in Jesus. I do not have trials and tribulations. I have opportunities for them, but I have cast all my cares on Him, because He cares for me. If I have cast them on Him, then I do not have them, and I am free. If I say I am not, I am a liar, and I am going to have the power of Satan working in my life, because I am going contrary to what the Word of God says.
For years now, I have not been down or discouraged. No blue Mondays, red Tuesdays, orange Wednesdays, chartreuse Thursdays, black Fridays, green Saturdays or purple Sundays. Every day is a good day. I have had a thousand opportunities to be discouraged, but I have gone by all them, because I walk by faith and not by sight.
by Frederick K.C. Price, Ph.D.
Excerpt permission granted by Faith One Publishing
Apostle Frederick K.C. Price is the founder of Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC) in Los Angeles, California. He began CCC in 1973 and shepherded it into a ministry of world renown, with services held in the 10,000-seat FaithDome.
In 1978, Apostle Price received instruction from God to begin a television broadcast and, as a result, Ever Increasing Faith Ministries (EIFM) began broadcasting in five major television markets. Thus, the television broadcast soon after became global.
EIFM can be viewed on many television stations in all 50 states and in many foreign countries. Apostle Price is also heard on numerous radio programs and 19 Internet broadcast stations. Additionally, he can be seen on most social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and others. In 1990, Apostle Price founded the Fellowship of Inner-City Word of Faith Ministries (FICWFM), which later became the Fellowship of International Christian Word of Faith Ministries before disbanding in 2017. And in 2001, he established an East Coast church, Crenshaw Christian Center East.
A visionary and prolific author, Apostle Price is the author of some 50 books on faith, healing, prosperity, and the Holy Spirit. How Faith Works is a classic on the operation of faith and its life-changing principles.
Although he had already operated in the fivefold ministry gift of apostle, in 2008 Apostle Price was publicly affirmed as an apostle of faith. Under the mantle of the teaching gift, Apostle Price established several schools for ministry and formal education at CCC. Among them are Frederick K.C. Price III Christian Schools (preschool to 12th grade); the Ministry Training Institute in 1985; a CCC Correspondence School; the Frederick K.C. Price School of the Bible; and in 2008, the Apostle Price Ministry Training Center. Over the years, Apostle Price has received many prestigious awards, most notably the Horatio Alger Award and the Kelly Miller Smith Interfaith Award.
A year after his affirmation and after more than 35 years of service, Apostle Price stepped aside as pastor to formally install his son, Frederick K. Price Jr., as his successor. For years he served as the presiding prelate of both CCC West and CCC East and as the chairman of CCC’s board of directors. Having retired from his position as pastor and all other official duties, he restricts much of his travel.
A devout husband, Apostle Price has been married to Dr. Betty Price for 67 years. They are the proud parents of four children, ten grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.