Let us remember then that although worrying is very natural, it is just as senseless and just as sinful as it is natural. It is a thrust at the heart of God. It is a vote of want of confidence in His Government. The man or woman who is free from care is the happy, capable and efficient man or woman. Worry saps our vitality and robs us of our peace, our poise and our power.
Perfect peace is the believer's permanent portion.
Constant care about things makes dwarf Christians. In the interpretation of the parable of the Sower, Jesus said that the thorny ground was the heart where the cares of this life choked the good seed of the Word and prevented it from attaining full development. It is after things to eat and wear, et cetera, that the people of the world feverishly scramble, but with the believer it should not be so. The first painted a calm, little pond, surrounded by woods and open plain. There was no sign of life in the picture, not even the indication that a breath of air was stirring.