Unless the lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil;
for he gives to his beloved sleep.
Behold, children are a heritage from the lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth.
Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
These are perhaps the two causes of greatest concern in life: provision and protection. According to Solomon, both are in God’s hands. When we grasp this, we’ve entered the realm of proper thinking. We cease to go “round and round in circles” in our mind. We see that anxiety is an exercise in futility.
I want to demonstrate how this plays out in very practical terms. I’m dwelling on this point because worry has a stranglehold on far too many of us. Moreover, it has become an acceptable sin, meaning we don’t
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