Why pray when you can worry? Right? After all, worrying is far more productive. It keeps our minds occupied, enables us to stay totally self-absorbed and slam dunks faith right into the closet. Lest ...
Coming from a town with the population of under 6,000 and traveling across the country to a city of over 80,000, was almost a culture shock for a young family who moved from a small country town to a ...
Eventually, I realized this kind of praying was displeasing to God – and it certainly wasn’t relieving my anxiety. So, one morning as I brought my concerns about this trip to Jesus, He helped me find ...
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Do you sometimes wake up feeling anxious, concerned the world is collapsing in on itself, taking with it ...
Ecclesiastes 3 vs. 1 (NIV): “ There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:”. The ember months are a season for many of us in this part of the world. The months of ...
Every morning before she left for school, a little girl and her mother would pray together. After praying one day, the girl observed the obvious anxiety and worry on her mother’s face. “Mommy, you and ...
I admit. I am a worrier. I fret over most everything – even things I know I have no reason to worry about. That’s just the way I am. It’s not something I’m proud of but it’s something that I ...
Whether the problem is health, enemies, poverty or difficulty with aging, "Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there," suggested the late gospel musician Charles A. Tindley. But when it comes to ...
Editor’s note: This column by the late Bev Davis originally was published Oct. 2, 2009. Davis passed away Aug. 1, 2010, of a sudden illness. Why pray when you can worry? Right? After all, worrying is ...