\u201cYou cannot add any time to your life by worrying about it.<\/strong><\/em>\u201d <\/span>Matthew 6:27<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Worry divides the mind.\u00a0 The biblical word for worry (merimnao<\/em>) is a compound of two Greek words, merizo (\u201cto divide<\/em>\u201d) and nous (\u201cthe mind<\/em>\u201d).\u00a0 Anxiety splits our energy between today\u2019s priorities and tomorrow\u2019s problems.\u00a0 Part of our mind is on the now; the rest is on the not yet.\u00a0 The result is half-minded living.<\/p>\n That\u2019s not the only result.\u00a0 Worrying is not a disease, but it causes diseases.\u00a0 It has been Anxiety is an expensive habit.\u00a0 Of course, it might be worth the cost if it worked.\u00a0 But \u201cTrust the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.\u00a0 In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path.<\/strong><\/em>\u201d\u00a0 Proverbs 3:5&6<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n By Max Lucado To learn more about Max Lucado visit his website at: \u2022 Do Not Fret<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0 by John Grant<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0H.O.P.E.<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Thoughts about God by Julie Cosgrove<\/p>\n \u2022 The Peace of God<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 by Violet Tse<\/p>\n Follow Us On:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0Twitter\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0Instagram\u00a0<\/a> \u2022\u00a0Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\nNo one has to remind you of the high cost of anxiety. (But I will anyway<\/em>). <\/span><\/h3>\n
connected to high blood pressure, heart trouble, blindness, migraine headaches, thyroid
malfunctions, and a host of stomach disorders.<\/p>\n
it doesn\u2019t.\u00a0 Our frets are futile.\u00a0 Worry has never brightened a day, solved a problem,
or cured a disease.<\/p>\n\n
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