“... we should not worry about clothes or food? Such anxiety is a mark of? unbelievers, who reject the providence of the Lord and deny the Creator. An attitude of this kind is entirely wrong for Christians who believe that even? sparrows? are under the care of the holy angels (cf. Mt. 10:29). The demons, however? suggest worries of this kind? The divine word can bear no fruit, being choked out by our cares. Let us, then, renounce these cares, and throw them down before the Lord, being content with what we have at the moment?” ShouldBelieveKindMomentsCareChristianAttitudeLordWorryDivineBearsHolyAnxietyClothesAngelMarkFruitCreatorDenyDemonRejectsOrthodoxProvidenceOrthodox ChristianRenounceSparrowsCfsUnbelieversBeing Content Author:Evagrius Ponticus
“The gospel is a thing of joy. It provides us with a reason for gladness. Of course there are times of sorrow. Of course there are hours of concern and anxiety. We all worry. But the Lord has told us to lift our hearts and rejoice. I see so many people...who seem never to see the sunshine, but who constantly walk with storms under cloudy skies. Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine.” PeopleHeartReasonSeemsJoySpiritCoursesHoursWalksAttitudeLordWorrySkyDivineSorrowGoodnessAnxietyConcernOptimismStormLiftsSunshineRejoiceTestimonyGladnessNature BeautyCloudyThose You LoveCloudy Skies Author:Gordon B. Hinckley
“God will understand, my lord. And if he doesn't, then he is not God and we need not worry.” IfsNeedsLordWorryGods WillKingdom Of GodKingdom Of Heaven Author:Balian of Ibelin
“If you're feeling pain, express that to the Lord. If you're feeling worried, express those worries. One passage that gives me comfort is in Psalms, Chapter 11, verse 3, it reads, "When all that is good falls apart, what can good people do?" That's really the question of the day.” PeopleIfsGivingFeelingsPainFallLordWorryComfortGive MeWorriedPassagesGood PeopleChaptersVersesFalling ApartPsalmsFeeling Pain Author:Max Lucado
“I do not think it pleases the Lord when we worry because we think we never do enough or that what we do is never good enough.” ThinkingEnoughLordWorryPleaseGood EnoughNever Good Enough Author:Boyd K. Packer
“May we dedicate our lives to serving the Lord and not worry about offending the devil.” MayLordWorryOur LivesDevilServingOffendingServing The Lord Author:James E. Faust
“The branch of the vine does not worry, and toil, and rush here to seek for sunshine, and there to find rain. No; it rests in union and communion with the vine...Let us so abide in the Lord Jesus.” DoeJesusLordWorryRainUnionsBranchesSunshineCommunionToilVines Author:Hudson Taylor
“People in obedience to the Lord do not worry, do not fret, do not need to know all of the outcomes before they are willing to commit themselves.” PeopleKnowsNeedsLordWorryWillingCommitObedienceOutcomes Author:Reinhard Bonnke
“Sabbath ceasing means to cease not only from work itself, but also from the need to accomplish and be productive, from the worry and tension that accompany our modern criterion of efficiency, from our efforts to be in control of our lives as if we were God, from our possessiveness and our enculturation, and, finally, from the humdrum and meaninglessness that result when life is pursued without the Lord at the center of it all.” IfsNeedsMeanLife IsResultsEffortLordWorryOur LivesModernAccomplishCeaseTensionProductiveEfficiencyCriteriaPursuedAccompanySabbathMeaninglessnessPossessivenessHumdrum Author:Marva Dawn
“Children are a sacred gift from a loving Heavenly Father. Children are an heritage of the Lord (Ps. 127:3). The more I think about children, the more I worry about parents.” ThinkingChildrenFatherParentLordWorrySacredHeavenlyHeritageHeavenly FatherFather Child Author:Patricia P. Pinegar
“When we have an understanding that the Lord is all powerful, then we know that we need to trust Him each and every day. This understanding allows us to lay our worries in the Lord's hands. In return, we can focus everything that we do into glorifying Jesus.” KnowsNeedsHandsJesusUnderstandingPowerfulLordWorryFocusReturnLays Author:Tim Salmon
“The Christian is joyful, not because he is blind to injustice and suffering, but because he is convinced that these, in the light of the divine sovereignty, are never ultimate. The Christian can be sad, and often is perplexed, but he is never really worried, because he knows that the purpose of God is to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.” KnowsGodLightEarthChristianTogetherPurposeSufferingFaithJesusBeliefHeavenGoalChristReligiousLordWorryDivineSadAll ThingsUltimateAimBlindUnityInjusticeConvincedChristian InspirationalWorriedTrust In GodJoyfulSovereigntyTheologianConfidence In GodOften IsGod Is In ControlPerplexedPurpose Of God Author:D. Elton Trueblood
“Some worry endlessly over missions that were missed, or marriages that did not turn out, or babies that did not arrive, or children that seem lost, or dreams unfulfilled, or because age limits what they can do. I do not think it pleases the Lord when we worry because we think we never do enough or that what we do is never good enough....Some needlessly carry a heavy burden of guilt which could be removed through confession and repentance.” ThinkingChildrenEnoughDreamSeemsAgeTurnsLostCan DoLordWorryBabyPleaseLimitsGuiltBurdenHeavyMissionsRepentanceGood EnoughConfessionHeavy BurdensNever Good Enough Author:Boyd K. Packer
“Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord! He will not draw back and let you fall! Put your worries aside and throw yourself on him; He will welcome you and heal you.” FallLordWorryDrawsHealWelcome Author:Saint Augustine