To live a good life is not to live free of troubles, but to live free of needless worry.

We ought to contemplate providence not as curious and fickle persons are wont to do but as a ground of confidence and excitement to prayer. When he informs us that the hairs of our head are all numbered it is not to encourage trivial speculations but to instruct us to depend on the fatherly care of God which is exercised over these frail bodies.

I was, for weeks, a poor, broken-hearted mourner, traveling through the darkness and misery of doubts and fears. I finally found that change of heart which comes by "casting all one's care" upon God, and by having faith in Jesus Christ, as the Redeemer, Friend, and Savior of those who diligently seek Him. After

Nothing happens to any man which he is not formed by nature to bear.

God cares about you and your needs. Bring them to Him in a spirit of worship and thanksgiving, knowing that He is mindful of your place in His creation.

Worry is irrelevant. It alters nothing. When was the last time you solved a problem by worrying about it?

No one can pray and worry at the same time.

Every time I surrender to stress, aren't I advertising the unreliability of God?

No one can pray and worry at the same time. When we worry, we aren't praying. When we pray, we aren't worrying.

I worry that Jesus drinks himself to sleep when he hears me talk like this.

Anxiety is experiencing failure in advance. Tell yourself enough vivid stories about the worst possible outcome of your work and you'll soon come to believe them. Worry is not preparation, and anxiety doesn't make you better.

There are certain weights in life you simply cannot carry. Your Lord is asking you to set them down and trust Him. What do you say we take God up on His offer?