“Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere.” Worry steals joy and peace from its victims. Our Designer knew when we left the factory that worry is destructive. Jesus addressed the topic a couple of millennia ago: That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? Matthew 6:25-27 Worries certainly cannot add a moment to your life. Jesus continues in the same message: So don’t worry about these things, saying, “What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?” These
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