A divided allegiance produces a divided heart, and a divided heart inevitably gives birth to worry. The same dividedness found in merimnaō appears in a heart that wants to trust God while simultaneously trying to control every outcome. Proverbs reminds us, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5). God calls us to trust Him with all our heart, while worry fractures the heart into competing loyalties. A heart fully surrendered to God is a heart no longer torn apart by fear.