Max Lucado in his book "Anxious for Nothing", tells of how we are 'wired' for things that may happen to us quickly and it is good. Our rapid response to a child headed for traffic. for example. But that same mechanism can conjure up things that are not happening nor may never happen to us. We become fearful. Anxious.

Here is where faith in God comes in. We need to ask Him. Trust Him. Believe Him.

Here is what Lucado penned (page 137):

"Maybe this image will help. When a father leads his four-year-old son down a crowded street, he takes him by the hand and says, 'Hold on to me.' He doesn't say, 'Memorize the map' or 'Take your chances dodging the traffic' or 'Let's see if you can find your way home.' The good father gives the child one responsibility: 'Hold on to my hand.'

"God does the same with us. Don't load yourself down with lists. Don't enhance your anxiety with the fear of not fulfilling them. Your goal is not to know every detail of the future. Your goal is to hold the hand of the One who does and never, ever let go."

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