Is worry ever a good thing? I mean this as a genuine question, rather than a rhetorical one because I don't know. When I get worried it's usually over one specific thing for a long time. Which I suppose is not healthy as it gives you a permanent-heavy-load-in-your-stomach feeling and in every undisturbed moment you can't help but think about this one thing on your mind. But does this just show you care about things? That you have things in life that are worth worrying about? If it's worry over 'more real' events, like the well-being of your friends/family as opposed to 'what if I get run over by a car tomorrow', is this better?
Do worry and faith contradict each other? If you are worried about a situation does this mean you don't trust that God's got it all planned? And if you pray about that situation yet still have that horrible gut-plunging worry feeling, is that wrong? Worry is a normal human feeling. It's different to being scared and to being sad.
I don't know.
After giving this a bit of though (It's a darn good question, and I gave it too much though)I can only conclude that I don't know.
ReplyDeleteI tend to see worrying as a by-product of a loss of control, so by admitting that YOU have a loss of control (causing the worry) does that not confirm that you know God has to have it all planned out? (obviously that would only apply to those who believe in a God). Surely the reason you worry is because you feel you can't control the situation and really in essence what you are praying for is some sort of inclination as to how you can gain some semblance of control? Or at least you are praying that what God has planned, sort of matches up with what you would want to happen if you were in control. For example, if you were worried because your Mum was sick: you would be praying that she got better. You would be worried because you couldn't make her better, but if you were in control, you would want her better. Does that make sense, or should I not try to explain things while I'm sleep deprived? xxx