198 Quotes About Worrying

Where were you while we were growing up? Did you not listen at all? We cannot understand God's plan for us. Everything is His will. It might seem like things are falling apart sometimes, but often God has something better in store for us down the line. You will enjoy life much better if you will just relax.

Good God, but life could be less than easy, not that he was unaware that it could certainly be a lot worse, but to go about in such a state, pulse high, face red, worried sick that someone would notice how nervous one was, was certainly less than ideal, and he felt sure that his body was secreting all kinds of harmful chemicals and that the more he worried about the harmful chemicals the faster they were pouring out of wherever it was they came from.

In the same way that the stewards of the Titanic were more concerned about the unemptied ashtrays on the bar than the enormous hole in the side of the ship which was letting in zillions of gallons of water, I too was worrying about the unimportant and ignoring the vital.

It won’t kill you to wear that same pair of socks one more day.

Stop worrying, start worshipping

Instead of worrying about the question of suffering in the world, spend your time alleviating it!

When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said … that he had a lot of issues in his life, most of which never happened.

As much as you obsess about all the things that can go wrong, it is inevitably something you can’t imagine that ends up going wrong. Which justifies worrying about everything just to make sure it’s all covered.

Worrying is a lot like sitting in a rocking chair. It keeps you busy but doesn’t get you anywhere.