There’s a lot to worry about in this world.
- What will the tests show about my loved one’s fatigue?
- Will I get that job I so desperately, desperately need?
- Will I have enough money to retire?
- Will my grandchildren get into the colleges they so desire?
- Will traffic be bad again today?
- Will dinner turn out all right if I use sweet Italian sausage instead of hot?
- Will I ever be able to expand Farm 24 in Farm Town?
Laugh if you will, but don’t your worries range from the serious to the ridiculous? To me, that’s one of the benefits of all those rosary beads—plenty of opportunities to offer up those worries in prayer.
It’s human nature to worry. We like to have control. Or rather, we like to think we have control. But we focus on the wrong things. We don’t have control over that loved one’s medical test results. We do have some control over our reaction—and the compassion we show in offering to help in setting the treatment plan. We don’t have control over colleges accepting the grandkids. We do have control over showing delight if they are successful—and helping them learn resilience if they are not.
If we exercise the control we do have, and show confidence in God for the rest, we can be made great where we are weak. We can show others what the power of Christ looks like when we get out of the way.
No worries.
