I dare say that there’s not a single one of us that hasn’t been overwhelmed with worry at one time or another. Yet with some people, worry is a daily occurrence. Let me ask you, friend: are you a worrywart?
Some time ago I read an interesting article that I believe puts worry into perspective. Evidently (according to the National Bureau of Standards), a dense fog covering seven city blocks to a depth of 100 feet is composed of something less than one glass of water. Now I don’t know much about fog (other than the fact it’s often a burden to drive in), but if that is true, that’s an amazing statistic. I believe this illustration is a fair comparison to our worry or anxiety about worldly matters. If all our worry about earthly things were reduced to its true value, most of it wouldn’t be worth our time.
According to Luke 10:41 Martha was much like that fog: “And Jesus answered and said to her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.” Jesus tells us not to worry (Matt. 6:25-34). Put God first, and things will fall into place. Paul puts it this way, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God” (Phil. 4:6).