It is said that our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?
A Christian's freedom from anxiety is not due to some guaranteed freedom from trouble, but to the folly of worry and especially to the confidence that God is our Father, that even permitted suffering is within the orbit of His care.
As you walk through the valley of the unknown, you will find the footprints of Jesus both in front of you and beside you.
The child of God should not be overanxious to make new gains; what he essentially requires is to keep what he already has, for not losing is itself a gain. The way to retain what he possesses is to engage it.
Christ told his disciples not to be anxious about tomorrow, but he never said not to consider tomorrow. Intelligent problem solving demands careful consideration of the future effects of present solutions.
The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
Act the way that you want to feel.
Courage has to do with controlling fear and it seems to me that focus has a way of overcoming anxiety.
You don't have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.
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