We don’t often treat worry like a serious problem. In Christian circles, it gets lumped in with sins we’ve grown comfortable with—like gossip or pride. But Jesus didn’t treat it that way. He said very clearly: “Do not worry.” This is not a suggestion, it’s a command.

We live in a culture that constantly tells us to chase more—more success, more stuff, more affirmation, and more control. None of these things are bad in and of themselves. In fact, most are gifts. But when good things become ultimate things, they become idols.

If you’re in a place you didn’t plan—vocationally, relationally, geographically—don’t despise it. God may be doing His deepest work in your life on the detours.