Years ago, a friend was talking to me about her concerns regarding a family member. She said that her worry for this individual was great—for his safety, future, and care. And these constant worried thoughts caused her much angst. 

Together we prayerfully addressed this habit of worrying. One thing that we discovered was that the worry and fear were always about this family member’s future: “What will happen to him?” “What if I’m not around to help?” “What if there’s nobody to care for him?”

As we recognized these questions as future-based speculations, staying in the ever-presence of God’s love became key in not entertaining worrisome or doom-filled thoughts. My friend began to replace the fearful thoughts with thoughts of love—messages from God, divine Love itself, that assured her that Love was capably meeting every concern and providing needed wisdom.