ON WORRY AND ANXIETY
“Anxiety [worry] in a man’s heart weighs him down
good word makes him glad.” (Proverbs 12:25
According to Ron Clarke there is an organization in
known as the Pennsylvania Worry Group. It was founded by a
professor of psychology in order to study the question of worry
and to research ways by which worriers can be helped. It revealed
some interesting facts. For instance
spend half their waking hours worrying; and more than thirteen
million Americans of eighteen years of age and over suffer from
anxiety disorders. And women worry more than men.
The definition of a worrier
than ninety minutes a day. All of us worry at some time and some
people worry all the time. We worry about health
work
environment.
It is one thing to be concerned but another thing entirely to be
worried and to be a worrier. As Vance Havner said
a rocking chair. It will keep you busy but won’t get you anywhere!”
Well
physically ill as well as frustrating to those you are closest to.
“There was a poster that said
and across it someone had scrawled
The fact is that most of the things we worry about never happen.
And others
The antidote? Learning to trust implicitly in God no matter what.
Admittedly
anxiety and resolve these. At the same time
God is a choice and the more we do the less we will worry and be
anxious.
Suggested prayer: “Dear God
causes of my worrying and anxiety and learn to trust you fully.
With your help I choose to do this no matter what. Gratefully in
Jesus’ name. Amen.”
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