William Ting

Stop Worrying!
It begins and ends with faith... those who are right with God... live by faith.
Romans 1:17 NCV
A man who maintained he'd swallowed a horse was referred to a psychiatrist who recommended surgery. The surgeon agreed to bring a horse into the operating room so that when the man woke up he'd know the operation was a success. But after regaining consciousness the man opened his eyes and announced, "That's the wrong horse. It's white. The one I swallowed was black!" Too much anxiety and not enough reality - it's why Christ talks to us so much about worry (which means to be divided or distracted).
Understand this. Worry: (a) Wastes your time and energy. Jesus said, "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" (Matthew 6:27 NIV). It's a medically proven fact that worry won't lengthen or enrich your life, but it can shorten it. (b) Stops you from enjoying what you have. How? By creating burdens God never intended you to carry - because they're His. (c) Makes you feel less-than. Jesus pointed out that you're worth much more than the birds of the air, and they don't worry or die from hunger; they simply enjoy life. Come on, if God takes care of them, don't you think He'll take care of you too? (d) Makes you overlook God's promises. "If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line… by sending His… Son, is there anything else He wouldn't… do for us?" (Romans 8:32 TM). Note the word "anything." That covers whatever you're going through right now, plus whatever comes up in the future. So stop worrying.

Note: This is taken from The Vine.