With that thought in mind allow me to give you some "good words" that I pray will encourage you and strengthen you against worry. May these words do as Proverbs says, make your heart glad as they point us to the one who tells us to “cast all our care upon Him because He cares for you.”
"True peace does not demand a denial of our emotions and concerns. What is the difference between godly concern and sinful anxiety? Actually the same Greek word is used for both, and it is only the context that reveals the difference. The difference can be seen in these mathematical formulas: Concern + unbelief = anxiety; Concern + faith = a biblical virtue" (1 Corinthians 7:32-33, 1 Corinthians 12:25; 2 Corinthians 11:28). Bill Thrasher
"Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength." C.H. Spurgeon
"Our yesterdays present irreparable things to us; it is true that we have lost opportunities which will never return, but God can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive thoughtfulness for the future. Let the past sleep, but let it sleep on the bosom of Christ. Leave the Irreparable Past in His hands, and step out into the Irresistible Future with Him." Oswald Chambers
"Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God." Thomas a Kempis
"The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety." George Muller
"It is only when we want to take our lives out of the Father’s hands and have them under our own control that we find ourselves gripped with anxiety. The secret of freedom from anxiety is freedom from ourselves and abandonment of our own plans. But that spirit emerges in our lives only when our minds are filled with the knowledge that our Father can be trusted implicitly to supply everything we need." Sinclair Ferguson
"Worry is wasting today’s time to clutter up tomorrow’s opportunities with yesterday’s troubles." Author Unknown
"Worry is a thin stream of fear that trickles through the mind, which, if encouraged, will cut a channel so wide that all other thoughts will be drained out." Author Unknown
"The apostle Paul in writing to the Philippians gives them the admonition to be “anxious for nothing,” telling them that the cure for anxiety is found on one’s knees, that it is the peace of God that calms our spirit and dissipates anxiety" (Philippians. 4:6). R.C. Sproul
"Worry, like a rocking chair, will give you something to do, but it won’t get you anywhere." Vance Havner
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;
he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
It is well with the man who deals generously and lends;
who conducts his affairs with justice.
For the righteous will never be moved;
he will be remembered forever.
He is not afraid of bad news;
his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.
His heart is steady; he will not be afraid,
until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
(Psalm 112:4-8 ESV)
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