The Opposite of Worry
In my Simple Life devotional book, I share a story entitled “Going Nowhere.” It’s about a woman named Sylvia who worries all the time. Sylvia’s daughter reminds her that worrying will not prevent something from happening. She told her mother that “Worry is like rocking in a chair. It gives you something to do, but it never goes anywhere.”
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV) offers a good alternative to worry. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
With worry comes stress, and stress can cause us to become sick. It’s like a vicious cycle. Prayer and faith are the opposite of worry; they bring the peace of God that help us relax and give our troubles to Him. There’s an old saying that’s helpful to remember whenever we begin to worry: “When worry knocks at the door, send faith to answer it, and you’ll find no one is there.”
Is there something or someone you’re worried about? Ask God to fill your heart and mind with peace as you give your concerns to Him.
That’s good advice. Worry never solved any problems and shows a lack of faith and trust in God. Besides making a person sick worry can also give them frown lines and a scowl on their face.
Blessings
Shirley
Live by FAITH not FEAR. Rather than worry, pray that God’s will is done in every situation. Who loves us unconditional and will provide for our needs? God!
Philippians 4:6&7 is one of my favorite scripture passages. I try to remind myself to pray before I get too deep in worry. When I do this…God’s peace is the result.
Thank you for your encouragement!
I agree with the comments made. When I have something to make me start to worry I will sit down and have quiet around me. I will think about why I am worrying and then pray. I put the cause of worry in God’s hands knowing he is there for me.
Enjoy your thoughts and your blog. And no worry never solved anything.
Great advise. One of the ways I rid myself of worries is to dive into any of Wanda’s books. Add to that eating any of the great food in her cookbooks and I’ve got it made!
Good advise. Worry doesn’t solve anything yet we all do it. I like to get away by reading and it relaxes me enough to forget the worry.
Everything which you stated about worry in your journal is true. After reading this entry, I am going to try to pray more often. I worry about everything and everyone. Getting all items completely done is a great worry for me. Asking God to help me pray should be my priority. Thank you for making me aware of how to handle worry.
Wanda, Thank you for the reminder that we need to give our worries and problems to the Lord. I am guilty of not doing this as much as I should.
Again, thank you for this reminder. I am going to do better!!
That is so True.. Turn it over to God! Live STRESS FREE!!! But sometimes that is Verry Hard to do..
I LOVE reading your books.. I Love the Amish.. When we were kids we use to sit on the front porch and watch the Amish go by… (Turbotville, PA).. Have a wonderful Day and God Bless You!!!
I do worry….about my children (whom now are all grown adults). I think it is in our nature to worry. My oldest daughter is single with an 18 year old daughter who is an insulin dependent diabetic. Recently, my daughter has been told she has a spot on her lung and has been told to have it watched now every 6 months for growth. She is a smoker and I have begged her to quit over the years. One and a half years ago her job with the state was eliminated. Between job searching and securing medical insurance for both herself and her daughter has been very stressful. Now my granddaughter is looking at colleges away from home….my husband and I are willing to pay for college in state…but the prices for out of state are out of our range. I pray everyday for my daughter’s health and my granddaughter’s health….for Joanne to find a job so that she can feel self worth once again. And for Ashley to come down to earth and attend college closer to home. Blessings to all……I just love all of your books Wanda. They are so heart felt and give such comfort to us all. God bless you and your gift of sharing……
Jane, I just said a prayer for you and your family. May God bless you and your family.
I agree with Jane. It is difficult not to feel concern for our adult children. I have one in the Navy and will soon have a daughter-in-law in the Navy. He will leave shortly after their wedding for Diego Garcia and she will leave on a ship to the middle east some months later for six months. With all that is going on in our world today I am very concerned. I love the book of Philippians and it keeps me calm. Talking with my Heavenly Father and Meditating as well as the hymns we grew up are of tremendous value in my life. I am so grateful to continue to be growing in my faith. I also have a daughter and a son who are having difficulties in their marriages. And of course, that is of deep concern. Then I have another son who seems to be doing well. Then there are six grandchildren.
As a minister, one is expected to have a handle on everything and sometimes, it is hard because a minister cannot just talk to everyone. And so it can be a lonely life. People think we are perfect and we are not. We are often still growing. I think that this is particularly true for female ministers. I know that I am still growing and have good days and bad days. Thankfully the good days are more frequent and outweigh the bad days. I will pray for you, Jane.
Wanda, I really loved reading the volumes on the Amish; not so crazy about the “Blueberry Surprise” although I finished it in a couple of hours. I am trying to find more about the Amish. They really intrigue me and have read your volumes on Lancastor as well as Beverly Lewis. I like the way you wove the characters in and out of each. By the time I finished the volumes; I felt a part of the community; most like Laura, though I never came from money like she did.
I know that I worry too much and know that I need to step back and realize that the Lord knows all about it and has it under His control. Thanks for the reminder!
In today’s world worry and stress are so much a part of it. I need to get better at both. Thanks for the inspiration.
Wanda, I enjoy reading your journal entries. I think everyone has some problems and difficulties in life, but how we handle it is important. Only by trusting and depending on God and His mercy have I come this far. I thank God for His blessings each day.
As a newly expecting mommy, there are so many things to worry about. I need to learn to let go and let God! I will keep these verses close to me over the next several months to remind me to not worry.
Very good advice. I try not to worry but; it’s hard sometimes.
This is such good advice. I have been following this advice strongly since I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer on September 3, 2014. Life is SO much better when you don’t have to worry about anything because you’ve given it all up to God. He has been good to me over my life. My faith has always been strong. I don’t know what I would have done these last 5 months without it. I believe my faith has gotten stronger since my illness. I love your books and keep up-to-date with reading them all. Thanks for the joy you give readers like me. This is truly what God has called you to do.
As parents we worry about our children no matter what age, sadly I find my self worring about making bills and and about my husbands health, I try to not do it every day but sometimes things slip to the front of my mind. I find that as I age I worry more. I hate it because it takes time away from other things I need to think about.
wanda thank yiou for your books they bring me comfort.
When my husband used to travel with his job and was away on a trip, sometimes at night I’d worry about his safety. I’d realize what I was doing and pray to ask God to keep my husband safe and to remove the worry/fear and replace it with his peace. Sometimes I would need to do that more than once in an evening, but my husband always did return home safely, and He always did bathe me in His peace and allow me to sleep.
Jesus said He’d never leave us and never forsake us. What a blessing to know He is always with us caring for us in everything!
We must always trust in the Lord Jesus to take us through every trial. He said He’d never leave us and never forsake us and that means NEVER! Isn’t it wonderful to have a God we can trust in? Oh! I love him so.
So enjoy your books. Looking forward to new series. I share your books in a church library.
Wanda, I have a family issue that I worried myself sick over. It took over my life, I couldn’t sleep, I ate unhealthy foods, and I couldn’t quit thinking about how I was wronged. My Pastor told me, forgive them, let go of bitterness toward them, make peace knowing you have done everything you could possibly do and then move on. (Of course lots and lots of prayer went into this. It didn’t happen over night.) While I still think of the situation from time to time, I don’t dwell on it anymore. God is Good!
Blessings!
since I fell and broke my hip last year. I have plenty of time to read, since I still can’t get around very good, But by the grace of GOD I am getting better. I LOVE to read any of your books. Don’t worry be happy. God Bless
Very good advice, very good reminder to us to “give it to the Lord”.
Very good advice. Love reading your newsletters, blogs, and books.
I believe that worry can affect your health and if you spend all your time worrying about everything and everyone you overlook your own happiness.
I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT WORRYING OVER THINGS DOES NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEMS. I HAVE TRIED TO THINK OF THE BEST WAY TO BE POSITIVE ABOUT THINGS AND PROBLEMS., BUT IT IS VERY HARD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THINGS. IN MY LIFE, I HAVE BEEN IN SITUATIONS THAT I DID NOT KNOW HOW I WAS GOING TO FEED MY THREE CHILDREN WHO I RAISED ALONE. I HAD A VERY ABUSIVE CHILDHOOD BUT I HAVE LEARNED TO TURN EVERY THING OVER TO THE LORD. I ENJOYED READING YOUR BOOKS BECAUSE THEY GIVE ME A PEACE OF MIND. THANK YOU. JANET BLESSINGS!
What a great illustration about the rocking chair and worry NOT getting us anywhere!! How true!! I do so love that the Bible tells us 365 times “Don’t worry!”…thank you, Wanda, for your wisdom and your wonderful books that always honor God!!
Thanks for sharing these thoughts, and especially the scripture about worry. It was a reminder I’m needing for some concerns for which there seem to be no answers.
Worry or trustGod. You can’t do both.
Your journal entry was a timely reminder in my own life. I’m having extensive surgery next week, and will bring this Bible passage with me.
Doctors have proven that worry leads to stress and is linked to many diseases. You only hurt yourself by worrying and others around you because you are stressed out. Give IT to GOD. He made each and every one of us and will take care of the problem in HIS own good time.
I love the quote about worry knocking at the door. We should all take heed to that!
I too am guilty of worrying! My family is having a big todo over our parent’s land and house. We are all supposed to be Christians, but we see all kinds of spirits popping up from greed, God is not happy with some of His Children. Like you said He wants us all to trust Him for all things! Trust shows you love someone completely. We can trust God to work all things out for His own glory and praise. BUT we have to leave it in His hands, because when we put our hands into it, it shows God we think He needs our help, we don’t love Him enough to know He Loves us and will fulfill His Word. Thank You Friend for your word of encouragement this month!
I love your ideas and quotes. My m-i-l worries about totally useless stuff. She worries about not having anything to worry about. It’s so senseless, because whatever happens will happen anyway. As a result, I don’t worry. I pray and hold faith that my God knows what is going on and is in control. I wish worriers could be able to let it go, and Let God!
I also know worry gets nothing accomplished. Unfortunately it is a total waste of time and energy and wears at your health. Prayer and faith can help to overcome that. I love your thoughts Wanda and will continue to be a follower of your blog and to read your books. I really love them.
Thank you Wanda for all of the encouraging words….If we turn everything over to God then trust him we wouldn’t have to worry…I love him and talk to him all the time…I don’t know what I would do without him…Keep up all the good work that you do I really enjoy reading things that you write…May God bless you.
It’s hard for me not to worry. I worry about my daughters all the time. They’re grown and live 3,000 miles away. The middle kid has such an attitude. I pray that she calms down a bit instead of being bitter about everything and towards everyone.
Wow did this journal entry speak to me. My fave verse is Phil 4:6-7. I have it memorized! Worry does nothing. All it does is lower our immune system, make us sick, take up too much time, and put us further away from God. When worry sets in, we must immediately go to God in prayer and ask Him to take this worry from us, free us from this worryisome way. Thank you for reminding me that worry gets us nowhere! Have a wonderful Sunday! God bless you and Richard and your family!
Also, worry doesn’t accomplish anything. Sometimes it make you more sick worrying than the actual problem at hand
I think I need to post this on my refrigerator and give a copy to my mom. I have gotten a bit better but if worrying were an olympic event she would win.
If we could find what relaxes us, reading, going out in the sun, baking, anything you enjoy helps .
I have to try and stop worrying so much. What I do love is reading your books and going to try and find some time to do that.
I agree worry is not good for us. I really could of worried myself into a basket case yesterday when my teenage son rolled his truck and was 3 hours away, he called me to tell me and he was fine. Truck has no major damage and is drivable. I still have not seen my son but I wasn’t suppose to until this afternoon. I was upset at first but found with prayer I could let it got and be joyful he was ok. God never said he wouldn’t give us trials but he said he will not give us more than we can handle. Yes I am waiting to see my son but I am at peace because he is ok.
it’s a wonderful reminder. I have been worrying and praying for a good friend I have known since high school. She had been taken to the hospital, unresponsive, shortly after Christmas, and was in a coma for most of the time since she had emergency open heart surgery . In the past two weeks she awoke, was sent to a rehab hospital and is now at home. We asked all we could to pray for her and her family with God taking care of her.
Hi Wanda..Yes as you know when you have children you worry the minute they are born about them. Well when I married and moved to Iowa leaving my grown children was so hard but needed to move from Calif as my husband had a career here in Iowa so there was no way he could move to Calif. Also me moving from ca.to ia. was just a better move all around then him moving from ia. to ca. Although I see my kids and grandchildren way less although I talk to them all the time but that doesn’t stop me from thinking and worrying about them. I go to church on a regular basis and pray a lot but children always tell their mom all their problems which gives me more of a reason to worry even though a lot of their problems I would love to solve but they have to do some of the things on their own. I am just a normal mom who worries about all of her kids! Happy Valentines Day Wanda!
love your books read everyone of them and so enjoy them. Just started reading your blogs and love them so inspiring.
Love reading your books and blog. Thank you for what you do.
My biggest worry has always been my boys and now i add the grand daughters to the list.
Love your books
My husband has terminal metastatic cancer state IV and we have committed the expected outcome to Jesus. Hundreds are praying for us andwe feel God’s peace.
Hi Wanda Everything you stated about worry and stress is true..I have been though quite a bit of it myself lately and in the last year or so..Worrying about where I can get food at to feed my son and myself to taking care of the medical problems that I am having and then last year I lost my only sister and the only other member of our family that was left..It has all worked it’s toll on me..I have taken to praying to the good Lord above for help and advice..I always go to him in prayer when I need help or something happens to myself or family or friends..Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me..Take care.
Enjoy your journel and all your books. Reading the Bible and your Christain books really help me cope with my worries. No matter how old our children are we are concern for their welfare. I just have a little talk with Jesus and I just feel so much better.
Wonderful advice, wish I would think of it before I catch myself worrying. That is one of my favorite passages.
Wanda,
Thank you for this needed reminder. My Grandmother always told me to “Give it up to God”. I don’t know why we always think we should try to “worry” about things and “handle” them ourselves, when we have a loving God who wants to do it for us. I love reading your books because they remind me to live the way I want to live . Thank you for the blessigs you bring to the world.
Aw…worry! There’s that word again. I have someone that I love dearly that worries constantly. There were times their worry threatened to suffocate me and then I met my fearless husband. He taught me to take a chance, to trust God for positive outcomes, and to remember that sometimes God says no to protect us or lead us to something better he has in mind for us.
Sharon Miller,I will keep you and your husband in my prayers. Thank you for your wonderful and inspiring books. Love them all!
Wanda, I so much enjoy all of your books and have read most of them.. I enjoy reading about the simple life the Amish lead.. We all could learn from them. May God keep you writing these wonderful books.. Barb
Love your journal and your books!
I used to worry all the time, But God, He transformed my worries into prayers. Now when I start to worry I pray for the situation and leave it in God’s hands. He knows the answers to all my problems. My husband has prostate cancer and is having surgery on Feb. 9. He is in God’s hands and we are trusting God to get us through this difficult time. We are separated but I know God is going to use this trial to Glorify HImself.
I try not to worry & leave matters in the Lord’s hands. HE is there all the time for us.
Enjoyed reading your thoughts on worry..something we all do at times. Good advice.
This is so true about worry. It is never ending if you don’t get a handle on it. I try to leave my worries to godvin my prayers but sometimes pick them back up.
Great Advice! I try not to worry but it is hard, but I pray to God for help,but in these trying times, it is hard! Thank you for your stories and books! They are very healing…..Terri
I know that worry only makes more stress, but sometimes it is so hard not to worry about things. The best way is to give it to God.
Praying. And also reading one of your books helps me to relax.
I used to worry more than I do now. I leave it to God.
I also am a person who worries all the time. A former pastor told me that my worrying was keeping me from having a closer relationship with The Lord. I told him I was just helping The Lord worry. Yes I know The Lord doesn’t worry nor does He need me to worry but I am working every day on giving it to Him and not worrying about it any longer. That is very tough but some days I am very successful. Thank you for those stories that offer scripture comfort.
I am a worrier, and I KNOW that is does not help at all… I give to to God and then snatch it back and worry some more. I am really working on not being such a worrier. I like the comment that you can rock but get no where same as the worrying does.
My 19 year old niece, Katrina, is going through a rough time. She moved in with her dad a couple of months ago. She’s very confused. She claims she’s happier where she is living now than living with my sister & nephew/ Godson. I am keeping them all in my prayers & offering my worries about them up to God!
Having gone through cancer 3 times, I learned to put all my troubles at the feet of Jesus. No amount of worry would change the outcome. It was not easy as the human side of me wanted to handle it myself. Once I stopped worrying I was a much happier person.
Wanda, I love to read your books. When I read your books I feel like I am there watching the story unfold. I have learned so much about the Amish people and look forward to reading more of your books. Thank you for sharing your books. God bless you as you continue to write your books.
Worry does us no good, we need to leave everything in God’s hands, as the saying goes worry about nothing,pray about everything . Yes it is easier said than done but God can do anything. He knows what we need better than we do
Thank you Wanda for your inspirational advice. To worry is to put stress on our inter soul. Helping & giving to others helps to release our stress & bring us closer to God.
I’ve always been a “worrier.” I wish I didn’t, and even when I don’t think I am, it just happens. I do pray about this all the time. I do trust God, however, and know he looks after me.
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Being human, it is natural for us to worry even when we know that we can’t do anything about what is causing the worry. Your words make one stop and think that we should ask God for help more often than we do. By the way, in your February newsletter, the collage of quilt designs was absolutely lovely. It would make a beautiful front for note cards!
always enjoy your little devotional. When things come in that stress me out, I am so thankful that I have my LORD to lean upon and help me through it.
I’ve been putting this into practice a lot lately. I was always worried, know I know to let God help me!
Worry + stress = Broken spirits!
Its not so hard to take our worries and burdens to the foot of His cross, what’s hard is not picking them up and carrying them off with us. I pray to leave them in His hands, knowing He already knows the outcome and believing it’s what He knows is best.
Worrying wastes time and does no,good. We can’t change a situation by worrying but God can change it if we give what’s worrying us to Him.
The old saying that God does not give us more than we can handle is so NOT true!
He does give us more so,we’ll come to Him and ask for His help.
I would love to win your February contest. I am a readaholic.
I has always been a worry wart. It was until one day, my cousin told me why worry over things I have no control of. Let God takes care of it. You can’t go wrong in believing that God has my back.
I enjoyed reading your journal entry. My family is at a cross road in our lives, my husband was just medically retired from the army after 23 years. The transition from military life to civilian life has been rough on all fronts to say the
least . I KNOW that God will provide for us and everything is in His hands….. but sometimes, it feels like you’re all alone when you are in the midst of a battle or trial, so thank you for reminding me of this wonderful scripture. It was right on time. God is good !
I thank God every day for our many blessings and trust the journey that He has planned for us.
Worry can eat away at you if you let it. So trust.
I agree with your journal concerning “worry” done it myself many many times, but found if I’ll get away and pray and really talk to Jesus about these things I can arise by faith with Victory that He will take care of things and give me wisdom to handle situations that I couldn’t otherwise. Lord bless each one.
I have always been a “worrier”, but I know it always plays out in God’s hands in the end. I do hope and pray for my family daily, especially my daughter, Katie, that has epilepsy.
Over twenty years ago I was in the hospital at the age of 46 thinking I had had a heart attack. Stayed in the hospital 10 days with all kinds of test. My pastor from my church came in one day and he could tell I was worried. He took my Bible laying on the side table and opened it to this scripture and told me to always hold on to this. From that day forward I claimed that verse and was in total peace. Ended up no heart attack and I praise the Lord everyday for those two verses. They are marked in most of my Bibles.
I am a constant worrier about things that I can’t control. This is causing me to lose sleep a lot of nights. I find it easier for me to sleep during the daytime hours. So I take naps to get a few hours of sleep a day. I have started to pickup on reading books again. Christian fictions are my favorite reads. I pray a lot for healing and peace for myself & others on a daily/nightly basis. Wanda’s books are a peaceful read for me.
My daughter Amanda and I were doing devotions this morning and read your journal entry with Philippians 4:6-7 to start our day. Although a special adult, she is an avid reader of your books and we both enjoy listening to your books on tape together as we travel. She thought about today’s entry and came up with her own “rocking chair” analogy – she said, “worry is like a flashlight with dead batteries because without batteries it can’t shine and show us the right way to go. Worry takes the charge out of our batteries and we can’t shine for Jesus and know His way to go.” I personally needed this this morning! Blessings and thank you for shining through HIM and your books!
This message was meant for me.Our church is holding a Huge Used Book Sale at the end of the month. We have put a lot of effort and time into the event.( It helps pay for the heat) Then, first came a storm last week and this morning I woke up to about 12 more inches of snow. I must admit a BIT of worry crossed my mind. Then I decided prayer was a better answer. It is now in God’s hands.
Sounds like a sweet book! Worry is so very hard for us as humans to let go of, but once we do and let God handle things they get better.
Yes worry is a big thing, I am what you call a worry wort. I have been praying and working on giving it all to God. I have gotten better over the years, but still struggle. Thanks for the give away
I don’t worry too much, but when I do, it is usually about something concerning my son. I have learned though that disappointments and setbacks are all part of life and that’s how we grow and become stronger.
This has been a problem for myself. I attended a lifegroup and we went through the book, Calm your anxious heart. It was a big help, that God is in control and has our life planned. Prayer and praise music also help calm me down.
Yes I do worry alot. My husband has had much problems with his heart and I worry all the time.So I am praying alot.We have had 8 children together and right now I have another worry.1 of my son’s possible may need gull bladder surgery,we will know more about it tomarrow.I am praying alot today for all his test’s to come back good.With’s GOD’s help he will be fine.
When we choose to worry, we are not trusting that God to able to take care of us. We don’t give our burdens to Him and leave them there. When we worry , we pick our burdens up and carry them again, even though God has promised to carry them for us. We need to give them to Him, and keep them with Him and rely on His promises to take care of us.
I try not to worry too much, but as a human being, I think it’s inevitable sometimes. I just try to trust the Lord as much as I can. It is sometimes a true struggle.
Every time I start to worry or say “I’m worried” I remember what the Bible says…worry is a sin. I am so thankful that God let’s me start fresh every day. I am more than grateful for the gift of..bring Me all of your burdens you who are…
And, Wanda, I am thankful for the writing talent that God blessed you with. Your books are an inspiration.
I agree with most everyone on here, it’s hard not to worry…..I know it solves nothing , but most of us still do it…..I think it’s just the nature in all of us…..
Wonderful advise.! I am not a worrier, I just change what I can and let God take care of everything.
It is easy to allow worry to take over our life – I do worry, on occasion, but I put it aside quickly when I remember that God is always on my side, I have a strong foundation in faith, and I trust how I have raised my children. I tend to worry when I second-guess myself.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
During my lifetime I’ve had trials but never one so horrible as happened a few months ago. My daughter died! My only daughter. I was and still am very very sad…but throuhg all my grief and crying I know my Jesus will carry me to victory just ahead. This pain has be added to by some serious financial trials but again God is faithful to me. Thanks you Wanda for your books allow me some time of “not thinking” of my sad times and “living ” in the Amish families you write about. Thanks and God Bless.
Matthew is a favorite book in the bible for me as it is a reminder that worry solves nothing. I think as human nature we worry, so it’s a bad habit that is hard to break. I often think how many times I worry over something and then the situation never happens or it works out before there was a problem and then I realize all that time worrying about that situation I could have been spent doing something more meaningful. We can do all things through Christ-we just have to believe that!
Thanks for all you do!
That is good advice. I have had so many situations in my life here recently that I need and will always try to give it to God! Please pray for me and my family.
I have learned in life to worry alot less. Makes life better.
No, worry does not really do anybody good, but it is sort of I our nature, the advice you give is excellent, God does help us through many trying times, if you put your faith in Him! But getting people to have faith is the hardest thing sometimes! You are a wonderful writer and I love your books and your blog! Thanks so much for the opportunity to win! God Bless You and Your Family! Have a wonderful, blessed day! God Bless and Good Luck to Everyone!
Wanda, thank you for the thoughts that God is an awesome God and that He will supply all our needs. Worry just robs you of the joys of this life. Bless you for answering your call to share your faith and talent.
Worry doesn’t add one thing to our lives for sure. I am not one to worry per se but I am concerned for my 87-year old mom who lives alone and I live far away. I try to visit often and realize that her Creator and Savior loves her more than I do and she is in His tender, loving care. Thanks for the words that are so uplifting. Blessings, Linda
Thank you for yourthoughts. It is good not to have to worry even if we all do it
Sometimes it’s hard not to worry. We try to put it in God’s hands and then we take it back and worry some more. We just have to keep trying.
I am a worrier. I hope to cure myself of the habit.
My Father passed away last year, but your story reminded me about something he told me a few years back. I had gone to the Doctor, and the Doctor had to do a biopsy in his office, and send it out to see if it was Cancerous. Naturally I came home upset and worried. My Father told me that worrying wasn’t going to change anything – that the results were going to be the same, and I was wasting all that energy for nothing, and it would make me sick!! I knew that he was right, and put it out of my mind the best I could. In the end, it turned out to be benign, and I followed his advice to this day, and have told other people the same thing, when they begin to worry!! It’s best to leave things in God’s hands!!
Wanda’s books are the greatest. Once you start reading it is hard to put the book down till you finished reading it. Sometimes I read it over a again.
Worry, an dear lady in her late 80’s told me several years ago she decided worry was a sin because we are told not to do it. She is a very godly woman, I believe she is right. I still struggle in this area, but I remind myself of her good advice. It helps me to put things in the proper perspective to see it from another viewpoint besides my own,
I am a “doubting Thomas” who does worry a lot. I have to ask God daily. hourly minute by minute to guard my heart against worrying. My husband and I will be married 31 years come June 2. As I look back over the years, our Lord has ALWAYS supplied all our needs and has brought us over many trying times. Why would He stop now? As we enter our Golden Years things don’t get any easier. My husband being diagnosed with Cancer has brought on a whole new load of financial & mentally draining issues. I am asking God for His strength each new day. I believe He will be faithful! God Bless You Everyone!
This is something I really need to get away from is worry.I do this all the time and my husband
tells me that I’m gonna cause myself a heart attack and it’s not worth it.
I need Jesus to help me keep worrying my friend he is moving he doesn’t have a job right now because trown properties doesn’t want him anymore they his job away from him so I need help from worrying about him and Jesus to help me