"Then Don't Do That"

There's an old joke that goes something like this...
A man goes to the doctor's office and says,"Doctor, I feel a really sharp pain when I do this". And the doctor says,"Then don't do that."
Pretty simple and sort of funny.

As I glance over at the clock, I thought of a new twist to that joke... A man goes to the doctor' s office and says,"Doctor, I wake up really early in the morning when I worry about things before I go to bed". And the doctor says,"Then don't do that."
Pretty simple and not as funny. (Especially at 4:56am).

Needless to say that I am the "man" in the new joke, and it would be nice to take the doctor's advice. But it's said that the first step to healing is accepting that you have a problem. And there lies the "real" problem. I don't think I "worry". I believe that I "intensely focus on my preparation for future events". (Nothing really to worry about.) And as I "prepare" to be a father, I need to "focus" on what I should do for my family's future. So I started a checklist...
Relationship with God...check
Loving wife...check
Career...check
Saving account for baby...check
401k plan...check
Home...check

But there's more that I need. There's more that I want. But not for me, for my family.

Kandis always tells me,"Hasn't God always provided for us? Why do you worry so much?" And my response... "I'm not worrying, I'm preparing". And now my "preparing" has me up at 5:00am. So I guess the joke should be... a man goes to the doctor's office and says,"Doctor, I don't get any sleep when I intensely focus on my preparation for future events before I go to bed." And the doctor says,"Then don't do that."
Pretty simple. And now I get it.