Why worry? Is there a cure?
Why do people worry? Is worry and anxiety really necessary? Here’s how Corrie Ten Boom described worry: “Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength—carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it empties today of its strength.” Corrie Ten Boom, 1892-1983, was a Christian Holocaust survivor. The Oxford Dictionary defines worry as “to keep thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or about problems that you have.” In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives the cure for worry and anxiety. He says, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about […]