“If one of you wanted to build a tower, wouldn’t you first sit down and calculate the cost, to determine whether you have enough money to complete it? Otherwise, when you have laid the foundation but couldn’t finish the tower, all who see it will begin to belittle you. They will say, ‘Here’s the person who began construction and couldn’t complete it!’” (Luke 14:28-30, CEB).
The New Testament describes anxiety as a divided mind. Thoughts are split between present happenings and what may or may not happen in the future. Yet, how does one distinguish the difference between feeling anxious about the future and planning for the future?