I read a series of articles under the main heading of "Trusting God", written by Carolyn Mahaney, Nicole Whitacre and Janelle Bradshaw, found at this link: http://www.girltalkhome.com/pdf/Trusting_God2.pdf
There were many things that they wrote that were to me another insight into the world of worry. Below I quote some of the things that they wrote, including quotations from others:
"Trusting God actually takes effort. Trusting God actually takes work. It
takes reading the Bible. It takes meditating on Scripture. It takes praying
about things. It takes taking our own souls to task and stopping one kind of
thinking and turning to another kind of thinking. It takes work. It takes
effort.” ~Robin Boisvert
"I have experienced seasons where feelings of fear and
anxiety seemed overwhelming and I was tempted to despair. As I pressed
more deeply into the Scriptures and sought the counsel of those around
me, I realized that I was exalting the truth of my feelings over God’s clear
and objective truth. I was placing my faith in my unstable and inaccurate
emotions. It was only after I repented and began to fight for faith in the
Lord and His Word, that feelings of peace and joy followed." ~Janelle Bradshaw
"The Bible says that without faith it is impossible to please God (Heb.
11:6). Fear is sin. And as my husband has often graciously reminded
me—God is not sympathetic to my unbelief. Why? Because fear,
worry, and unbelief say to God that we don’t really believe He is
“merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast
love and faithfulness” (Ps. 86:15). We are calling God a liar." ~Carolyn Mahaney
“As for His failing you, never dream of it—hate the thought.
The God who has been sufficient until now, should be trusted to the
end.” ~Charles Spurgeon
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