From a recent post to the Jack’s Winning Words blog comes this:
“Don’t tell me it doesn’t pay to worry; most of the things I worry about never happen.” (The Church Secretary)
I’ve sometimes heard someone comment, “Well, if I didn’t worry about it, who would?” I always wondered about that. Was the energy and time that person spent 
worrying about something bad that might happen the cause for it not to happen? Do you see how silly that sounds? If you can see that in a third-party example, what do you think is the different if it is you worrying about something.
Now, this is not to say that one should never consider and plan for alternatives in upcoming events that may not go the way that we want them to. Contingency planning has some value, worry does not. You see, worry is not planning. Worry is undirected 
concern and the expenditure of energy without focus or purpose. Worry is trying to solve the unsolvable problem. Worry is man’s ego being unwilling to accept its own limitations and inability to control things that cannot be controlled.
Some people convince themselves that if they worry about something long enough and hard enough that they will someone influence the outcome. For others worry is the doorway to depression. They become inconsolable about the things that they worry about, but unable to let them go. I’ve shared here many times about my own release mechanism for worries – finally saying to God, “Not my will but thy will be done.” It works for me. Try it.
The Bible has this advice about worry:
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” – Matthew 6:34
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“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:6-7
So, as the Aussies say – No worries, mate. Be like Alfred E. Neuman of MAD magazine 
fame and adoption his tag line – “What, me worry?” Or, you can take the advice of Bobby McFerrin’s song – Don’t worry, be happy.
Have a wonderful, worry-free day – God’s got your back.
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