DON’T FRET. “Fretting” is a common activity of our age. It is composed of worry, resentment, jealousy, and self-pity. It is dominant online. It chews us up inside while accomplishing nothing. David gives three practical remedies. Look forward (verse 2)—those whose main happiness is found in this world are living on borrowed time. Look upward (verses 3–5)—neither repress nor vent your frustrations but redirect them to God. Leave your burdens in his hand (“commit”) and learn to find your heart’s deepest desires in who he is and what he has done (“delight”). Finally, get busy with the things that
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