““But then there's that perplexing command: "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!" (Phil. 4:4). You'll notice that it doesn't end with "... unless you're doing something ext remely important." No, it's a command for all of us, and it follows with the charge, "Do not be anxious about anything" (v. 6). That came as a pretty staggering realization. But what I realized next was even more staggering. When I am consumed by my problems-st ressed out about my life, my family, and my job-I actually convey the belief that I think the circumstances are more important than God's command to always rejoice. In other words, that I have a "right " to disobey God because of the magnitude of my responsibilities. Worry implies that we don't quite t rust that God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of what's happening in our lives””
