Worry--an old friend of mine
By Rhonda S.
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
United States
June 20, 2021 2:02pm CST
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
Matthew 6:26-27
Worry and anxiety are things I've lived with often in my life--OCD and anxiety disorders don't help in this matter either.
To what avail has this helped or accomplished anything? Sadly, it's just time wasted and time is harsh moving swiftly forward without a regret or regard to us.
Corrie Ten Boom said that worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.
This quote is very accurate in it's depiction of explaining imaginary distress.
I personally have come to the conclusion that worry is the brain's way of trying to control situations in our minds and the feelings of being in control eases our thoughts (I don't have it all figured out yet).
It's has been a journey for me to trust God and give him my fears, but everyday it's getting easier, and the results are amazing. He is there, and He wants us to depend on His strength and not our own.
Picture is from Pixabay--I added the words.
https://pixabay.com/photos/dance-any-time-where-gray-time-2989824/
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@just4him (306853)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Jun 21
@misunderstood_zombie Yes, there is.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
20 Jun 21
I totally agree, whatever is going to happen will happen but with Jesus there is peace.
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@snowy22315 (170352)
• United States
20 Jun 21
I don't have OCD but I can relate to the worry component. I am not extremely anxious, but more than I would like.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
20 Jun 21
It can take up quite a bit of time that's for sure.
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@RebeccasFarm (86833)
• United States
23 Jun 21
I hope you are okay today my friend.
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@RebeccasFarm (86833)
• United States
24 Jun 21
@misunderstood_zombie Welcome ..no not really but thanks
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
23 Jun 21
Thank you, I hope you are having a wonderful day.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
24 Jun 21
@RebeccasFarm I'm sorry that you aren't having a good day. I hope it gets better for you, and tomorrow is the beginning of better days. Sorry, I reread this and it sounds sappy but I really do mean it.
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@LadyDuck (458894)
• Switzerland
22 Jun 21
@misunderstood_zombie I worry less now, anyway we cannot change the course of life because we worry.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
21 Jun 21
I'm getting better also. it's such a big relief in life. Controlling things by worrying is just a theory of mine that's probably not accurate at all.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
23 Jun 21
I read somewhere recently that worry and stress can increase chances of cancer. I was really shocked, so it can actually take away hours of our lives.
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@thelme55 (76481)
• Germany
23 Jun 21
@misunderstood_zombie Yes, I have read about that. So, we have to be happy and avoid thinking negative what might happen in our lives. That would mean, worry less and be happy.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
20 Jun 21
This is so true, like running all day in the same spot without getting somewhere.
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@kanuck1 (4394)
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24 Jun 21
@misunderstood_zombie True! I hope they like lettuce seeds. 
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
23 Jun 21
That is a great way to look at it. Birds are probably feeding their babies.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
23 Jun 21
Of course, God wants us to do our best, but He also wants to help us.
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
21 Jun 21
I'm sure everyone has their full share of worries.
@Letranknight2015 (51536)
• Philippines
21 Jun 21
Thank you for such words, maybe I should give him my fears tonight.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
21 Jun 21
I like the quote that we should give our fears at night because he's going to be up all night anyway. 
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
20 Jun 21
I agree, God is everything to me.
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@RasmaSandra (73678)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jun 21
That has been my life with anxiety and nerves except when I lived in Latvia my husband was always the voice of reason for me, Now I help myself with a lot of positive thinking and rely on the Lord to get me through the hardest days,
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
21 Jun 21
Positive thinking and surrounding oneself with positive people are a great way to start the day. I'm glad you have the Lord with you, He is a great comforter.
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@Marilynda1225 (79936)
• United States
25 Jun 21
I'm working on the same thing and letting go and letting God
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@pandawrites (168)
• Hubli, India
20 Jun 21
This is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing this, really. I am a person who worries a lot too, for many things that are silly. There isn't a day I spend without worrying. It is like this shadow that always shows up when I am trying to enjoy the brightest moments of the day.
But what you said about how our brain likes to keep everything in control, and starts to worry when it can't really control how your time will go, is such a good insight. I'd like to think of it that way too.
I'm glad you are feeling better day by day. Hope you feel even better as days go by.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
20 Jun 21
That is just a theory that I have--our brains try to help us out but sometimes they go haywire. I also hope you feel better with worry as time goes by. I know that Jesus is the great deliverer. God bless you.
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