My friend handed me a tall glass of water and told me to hold it. The
longer I held it, the heavier it felt. Finally my hand grew tired, and I had to
put the glass down. “I’ve learned that worry can be like holding that glass,”
she said. “The longer I worry about something, the more my fears weigh me
down.”
King David knew about fear. His whole life had been turned upside down.
His son Absalom had stolen the allegiance of the nation of Israel from him and
was attempting to take the throne for himself. David didn’t know who was loyal
to him and who was against him. His only option seemed to be to run. He said to
his servants, “Make haste to depart, lest [Absalom] overtake us suddenly and
bring disaster upon us” (2 Sam. 15:14).
In a psalm that David may have written while he was fleeing for his
life, he wrote: “I cried to the Lord with my voice, and He heard me from His
holy hill” (Ps. 3:4). In the midst of his fear, David looked to the Lord. God
showed him grace and restored him to the throne.
There are plenty of worries that can weigh us down. But as we release
them into God’s strong hands, He will help us through our trials.
Worry is a burden that God never meant for us to bear. (RBC)
