The above illustration serves as an illustration of God's scales. There is a  pivot point in the middle of the bar standing between the cup labeled "our hands" and the one labeled "God's hands".  As it is pictured, the bar is balanced, slightly resting on the column entitled, "promises of God".  If we put a small weight in the cup on the left (labeled "our hands"), it will cause the scales to tilt and cup on the left will fall behind the screen labeled "despair".  The more weight or the heavier the weight we put on that side, the quicker it will fall behind the screen labeled "despair".  In contrast, no matter how much weight we put in the cup labeled "God's hands", the bar will rest on the big bar labeled "promises of God" and the bar will remain in a balanced (parallel) position.

    The Bible says that we are to cast all our "cares" upon God because He cares for us. However, if we don't, we face the devil who is like a roaring lion seeking who he may devour. "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour"  (I Peter 5:7-8)

    The Church (generally) tells people to straighten up and fly right.  Parents and teachers tell them to get the degree and become successful.  Then under the pressure to perform they take the challenge, but for various reasons come to see themselves as a failures, the Church as a failure, God as a failure, and life as a failure.  Then they crash and burn.   I fell into this lie myself, beginning when I was about 22 years old. Then about 10 years later after crashing, I came really close to committing suicide.

    When we try to carry the load of our own cares in our own hands, we eventually will crash and burn.  When we take on the cares ourselves, the scales tips, there is a disconnect with our fellowship with God, and we fall into the despair of depression, fear, deception, spiritual darkness, and often disease. One's identity becomes a major issue.  By the way, I was a Believer and grew up in Church with my dad at times serving as a Pastor. I had  a B.A. in Bible from a Christian University and earned a degree in Theology in a Seminary.  Actually, I was a pastor of a church when my life began to fall apart..  No told me, as a youth, that I couldn't live the life of a Believer without the grace of God and that I needed to cast all my cares upon God and live totally by the grace (Philippians 2:13) of God to become successful. 

  Balance is a Key.  When we consistently cast our cares upon God, we are connected to God and are in balance. No matter how big or how many cares we cast upon God, His promises supports them (Praying God's Promises). When we do cast our cares upon the Lord, then He becomes responsible to care for us. We find prosperity, health, and success through the balance. There is to be a social, mental, and even a proper chemical balance in our bodies.