Someone has said that people live their lives “crucified between two thieves: the regrets of yesterday and the anxieties of tomorrow.” The word worry means ‘to be torn in two.’ And that is exactly what anxiety does. Our bodies might obediently go in one direction, but our minds are somewhere else.
The result is that we live with
tension; we cannot sleep and we cannot enjoy the present moment. Worry causes
us to work against ourselves and hinders our fellowship with God. Don’t you
wish that you could worry say, from 8:00 pm to about 8:30 pm, then turn it off
and get a good night’s rest? But we can’t seem to prevent worry from returning
to our minds. We have no control or so we think. Your Heavenly Father is
trustworthy. He loves you and will do right by you.
By entrusting ourselves to our Heavenly
Father, we no longer have to be ‘torn in two’ by the events of life. They have
been transferred from our hands to His, and with that, we can be content. As singer Bobby McFerrin put it,
“Don’t worry, be happy”. Here’s
why you should always believe in yourself and
stop the useless worrying:
1. 90%
of what is worried about never happens This world certainly
provides plenty of things to worry about, but never has worrying about them
done someone any good. By recognizing how little worth worrying has and how
much damage it can actually cause, we can begin to worry less and approach our
problems in a more constructive, useful way.
The
next time you find yourself starting to worry about something, consider how
little good it does, and let your worries disappear.
2. Worry
destroys confidence Confidence is one of
the most valuable attributes a person can have., Confidence is the most
important psychological contributor to performance in the business world.. It
could also easily be argued that confidence is equally important in every other
aspect of our lives as well.
Worry
destroys confidence by inviting in self-doubt and forcing us to dwell on what
could go wrong rather than on what could go right. While worry offers no value
itself, it does destroy something that offers tons of value, your assurance in who you are to the world.
3. Worry is unhealthy Worry
can cause a long list of physical symptoms including fatigue, headaches,
irritability, nausea, and shortness of breath, just to name a few. Not only is
worrying not good for your mental functioning, it can have real, tangible
consequences on your body as well. Worry can be a cause of stress, which is
linked to an even longer list of physical symptoms.
4. Worrying
accomplishes nothing No problem has ever
been resolved by worrying about it. Forming a plan of action is important, but
worrying about the outcome is not. Worry isn’t constructive, and it should be
avoided. Why worry about something that may not even be an issue when time
comes about?
The
future is fluid and impossible to predict. With that being the case, there’s no
sense worrying about something that may never even happen. Even if it does
happen, circumstances might have changed to the point that it is no longer an
issue. We just don’t know what the future holds, so there’s no reason to worry
about it.
5.
Worrying wastes your life in the present Worry
often comes in the form of worrying about what happens he future. It may also
come in the form of worrying about the past. Worry wastes the only thing we
actually have control of the present. Let go of the past, and let the future
take care of itself. Enjoy what you have
now.
“Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you
something to do, but never gets you anywhere” (Erma Bombeck) [i]
[i] Sources used:
·
“5
Reasons Not to Worry and Be Happy” by: Susanna Halonen
·
“5 Reasons Why You Should Stop Worrying” by Kolyanne
Russ
·
“Dealing
with Anxiety: Why Does Jesus Say We Shouldn’t Worry?” by Erwin Lutzer
·
“How to Stop Worrying” “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living” “How to Deal with Worry” by
wikiHow
Inspired by Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 6:25-34
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