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《使徒行传》再次提醒我们要敬畏神。希律王像神一样坐在王位上。他的穿着和他所说的话会使人们误认为他是神，而不是人。我们不要忘记，他们想从他那里得到一些东西：和平和食物。

然而，王没有将神应得的赞美归给祂，所以他被击倒，被虫咬致死。

但我们要小心，不要这么快就对希律王下定论。我们可能没有宝座可坐，也没有皇袍可穿。甚至连一个跟从我们的人都没有。但有时，我们照样会在自己的生活中扮演神的角色。

过度担心就是其中一种方式。忧虑是一个信号，表明我们在生活中取代了神的角色，自己俨然成了神。就好像我们紧紧抓住这件事，误以为我们能控制它——当然我们不能。

任何一个过度忧虑的人都会告诉你，那样的生活其实没有满足感和快乐。当我们试图坐在自己生命的宝座上，占据了唯有神应得的位置，却不敞开心扉信靠祂，我们就给自己招来麻烦。虽然我们不一定会被击倒或被虫咬，但我们这样做可能会危害自己的灵魂。我们需要停止扮演神，让祂引导我们进入丰盛的生命。

Here Acts helps us again to stand in awe of God. King Herod had set himself up on his throne like a god. What he wore and what he said would have prompted the people to say that he was a god, not a man. And let’s not forget that they wanted something from him: peace and food.

Well, the king did not give due praise to God, so he was struck down and eaten by worms.

But let’s be careful not to pass judgment on King Herod so quickly. We may not have a throne to sit on or royal robes to wear. We may not even have one person following us. But sometimes we play God in our own lives.

Excessive worry is one way we do that. Worry is a signal that we are taking over God’s role of being God in our lives. It’s as though we hold tight to this thing as if we have control over it—but of course we do not.

As anyone who worries excessively can tell you, there is very little contentment and joy in living that way. When we try to sit on the throne of our lives, taking God’s rightful place and not opening ourselves to trust in him, we set ourselves up for trouble. Though we might not be struck down or eaten by worms, we can endanger our very souls. We need to stop playing God and let him guide us into full life.