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.
