Unpacking Our Worries With Isaiahಮಾದರಿ

Sharing Our Worries

“You have such a soft heart.” Mom hugged him again. “When the people you love have problems, you pick them up and try to carry them. Then you worry and have trouble sleeping.”

Mom smiled at Isaiah. “Let’s try making up a story together. I’ll start it and you can finish it.”

Isaiah closed his eyes, pulled the covers up to his chin, and listened.

In the story Isaiah and the Worry Pack, Isaiah learns that he doesn’t have to carry his worries alone. Keeping his worries inside will only make them feel heavier. When Isaiah is honest with his mom about his worries, she is there to listen and help him understand his feelings. God puts special people in our lives to be there for us when we feel worried or afraid.

Who has God put in your life that you can share your worries with?

Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for putting people in my life that I can talk to about my worries. Help me to have the courage to share my feelings even when they feel heavy.

Activity:

Worry Box

Get a shoebox or another cardboard box you aren’t using anymore. Decorate it and label it “My Worry Box.” Using sticky notes or other small scraps of paper, write down some things you worry about. Every time you start to worry about something, add it to the box. Talk about the things in your worry box with the person God has given you to share your worries with.