Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
"Casting all your anxieties on him." Not managing them quietly, not pushing through with a brave face — casting them, like setting down something heavy you were never meant to carry that far in the first place. The verb does most of the work here; it implies a deliberate release, not a slow leak.
The reason given isn't "because worrying is pointless" or "because it'll all work out." It's more specific and more personal: "because he cares for you." The anxiety gets handed somewhere, to someone whose attention is described as active care, not passive tolerance.
If you carry a low hum of anxiety most days — about money, health, people, the future — this verse doesn't ask you to just stop feeling it through sheer willpower. It offers somewhere to put it instead. That's worth noticing even if you're not sure yet whether you believe there's really someone on the other end catching what you throw.
If you've never actually tried handing your worry to God rather than just carrying it alone, that's worth an honest attempt.
A short video on this is coming soon — for now, read on.