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Only people who know they have burdens can be delivered from them.

At this point, we know that worry and fear are more about us than about the things outside us.

My hopes are laid up within my own bosom, for he is not alone with whom the Lord is; when he falls, he shall not be dashed to pieces, for the Lord sustains him in his hand.

What's been happening in your life lately? What's the greatest challenge in your life right now? What's the most significant thing happening in your life right now? You sound like you're carrying a heavy load. Is there any way I can help? How can I pray for you?

Faith for Jesus is the opposite of anxiety. If you are anxious, if you are trying to control everything, if you are worried about many things, you don't have faith, according to Jesus. You do not trust that God is good and on your side. You're trying to do it all yourself, lift yourself up by your own bootstraps.

Every day I pray. I yield myself to God and the tensions and anxieties go out of me and peace and power come in.

Pray, and let God worry.

Good morning, this is God. I will be handling all of your problems today. I will not need your help, so have a miraculous day.

Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.

The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.

When the problem is worry, the prescription is prayer.