Don’t Borrow Trouble
Are you a worrier?
Do you think nothing will get done unless you worry about it? If so, my friend, stop it! Don’t borrow trouble. You are causing yourself needless anxiety.
Several years ago, a baseball player offered a better approach. He declared, “Ain’t no need to worry!” (English teachers everywhere, please forgive the grammar. Pay attention instead to his philosophy.)
Worry neither prevents nor causes anything, except perhaps physical and emotional health problems.
- If something’s going to happen, worry won’t stop it.
- If it doesn’t happen, think of all the time you wasted.
- Concentrate instead on what you can do.
We can make a difference if we:
- Complete today’s work to the best of our ability.
- Show love and kindness in all we do.
- Thank God for each day’s opportunities.
- Then, rest in the knowledge that our day was well lived.
I have to admit that worry still creeps into my life sometimes. Therefore, I have to continually tell myself not to borrow trouble. As is true of all my life, I remain a work in progress.
“Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes” (Matthew 6:34, MSG).
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