²⁵ And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? ²⁶ If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? – Luke 12:25-26 (ESV)

73.32 years.

26,890.13 days.

642,723.12 hours.

That is the average life span of human beings worldwide.

None of us knows how close to average our earthly lives will last. Here’s what we do know: no amount of worry can add even one hour.

Consider this: 1 hour is 0.00015573337399843% of the average human lifespan. All the worrying, anxiety and stress in the world cannot add even such an infinitesimally small amount of time to our lives.

Let’s give some cold sober thought to what worry can lead to:

• inability to think straight
• loss of appetite
• loss of sleep
• anxiety
• depression
• self-absorption
• irritability
• various physical, mental and spiritual issues

The payoff of worry? Nothing. At lease nothing positive.

The risk-return payoff of worry isn’t worth considering. The benefits are worthless junk bonds. The deficits are innumerable and destrctive.

Fortunately, we have God as our Loving Father Who cares for us, provides for us, never leaves us. In Jesus, we have no reason to worry. Worry is useless. The LORD is everything: our creator, our sustainer, our redeemer, our provider, our protector, our strength, our source…

Worry is a thief: nothing more, nothing less with no positive results.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:6-7 (ESV).