Your worries represent only a tiny fraction of the territory covered by the canopy of the Lord's protection and provision. However, it is inaccurate to say God is sovereign over fears when they fall outside of what is actual. Fear of imaginary danger is not a part of the real world. It is one thing to blanch in fear and to cry out to God for help in the face of true danger, quite another to fabricate terrible possibilities in your mind and then to recoil from the imagined event.
The Lord does not provide fuel for energy expenditures that will occur in the future. Your tanks hold just enough energy reserve for this day; don't borrow trouble from days yet to come. Today holds enough challenges for you without this struggle over the prospect of future sorrow. Trust the Lord and pray, and perhaps you will be excused from those sorrows you dread. Walk with Him today, and trust Him for the future.
Scripture: "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight" (Proverbs 3:5-6)
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own" (Matthew 6:34).
In his commentary on Psalm 91, Matthew Henry says, "Wisdom shall keep them from being afraid without cause, and faith shall keep them from being unduly afraid."
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