....this morning's service, I found these words -
Worry
is filling your mind with bad thoughts of the worst that could happen. Worry is like water. It begins as a trickle of doubt that creeps
into your mind. If it isn’t stopped, it soon becomes a stream of fear,
which creates a pond of paranoia, which overflows into a river of
distress, which develops into a raging torrent of tension. And
before you know it, the flood of worry has carved a Khyber Pass of anxiety in
your mind!
William Ward – the 18th century Baptist missionary - wrote this about worry - “Worry is faith in the negative, trust in the unpleasant, assurance of disaster, and belief in defeat. Worry is a magnet that attracts negative circumstances. Worry is wasting today’s time to clutter up tomorrow’s opportunities with yesterday’s troubles.”
William Ward – the 18th century Baptist missionary - wrote this about worry - “Worry is faith in the negative, trust in the unpleasant, assurance of disaster, and belief in defeat. Worry is a magnet that attracts negative circumstances. Worry is wasting today’s time to clutter up tomorrow’s opportunities with yesterday’s troubles.”
You could say that worry is like rocking in a
rocking chair - it gives you something to do, but you never go anywhere with
it.
When we face a challenging circumstance we have two choices...... We can lose heart and let worrisome thoughts control our mind; or we can pray about it.........
When we face a challenging circumstance we have two choices...... We can lose heart and let worrisome thoughts control our mind; or we can pray about it.........
I guess we all worry to some extent, but I've never understood why we worry about things that we have no intention of altering - or even trying to.
Whatever you are doing, enjoy your day.
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