Fret Not Psalms Chapter 37

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Fret Not – Do Not Wear Yourself Out (Psalm 37)

This word has been on my heart all week: “Fret not.”

It came to me, as many of my writings do, while in prayer before the Lord.

“Fret not” simply means this—do not wear yourself out.

One translation puts it that way, and how true it is. The Lord is saying:

Bring your burden to Me—and leave it there.

Or as the Scriptures declare, “Cast thy burden upon the Lord.”

I remember, as a young tradesman, I had no car. I would go from job to job carrying a heavy bag of tools on my back. It was such a relief when I worked with another tradesman who had a car—the burden was lifted from me.

Now imagine this—getting into his car but refusing to put my tools in the boot, choosing instead to sit there with the weight still on my back. It sounds foolish… and it is.

Yet how often do we do the same with God?

We bring our burdens to Him, lay them down—and then pick them up again.

The old chorus says:

“He never will say, ‘I am too busy today.’

Every tear, every care—He has promised to be there.

Though He is the Lord of all glory,

He is only a prayer away.”

The Scriptures tell us He keeps our tears in a bottle. He knows. He loves. He cares.

This week I went to the supermarket with my wife. She finds walking difficult and cannot use one of her hands due to a stroke. Since we no longer have a car, we had to take the bus. Yet despite her pain, she never complains—she always makes the effort.

At the shop, I went to use the self-service till. Everything was going fine until I reached for my wallet. My wife, trying to help, pressed something on the screen. Suddenly, I was lost. I pressed back, started again—then it happened a second time… and a third.

Eventually, I gently said, “Leave it with me—I’ll sort it out.”

And I did.

It made me think…

Is this what God is saying to us?

“Leave it alone—I will sort it out.”

In Psalm 37, we read:

“Fret not thyself because of evildoers…”

They will soon fade like grass.

Instead, God gives us a better way:

Trust – Delight – Commit – Rest – Cease.

If anyone understood trouble, it was David.

He went from the frying pan into the fire, time and time again—yet he learned to trust God through it all.

God does not want you to fret.

He wants you to trust Him… and follow Him.

GOD IS A GOOD GOD 

GOD KNOWS GOD LOVES GOD CARES 

WRITTEN FOR GEORGES WEB MINISTRIES

14th April 2026