Max Lucado Quotes

Worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum.

Worry means the mind is controlling you. Worry is always pointless. A solution never comes out of worry.

Stress and worry, they solve nothing. What they do is block creativity. You are not even able to think about the solutions. Every problem has a solution.

Worry is useless mulling over of things we cannot change. Worry is not concern, which would motivate you to do everything possible in a situation.

Worry is the senseless process of cluttering up tomorrows opportunities with leftover problems from today

Worry is a complete waste of energy. It solves nothing.

You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow.

There's no point in worrying about things you can't influence.

I try not to worry about things I can't do anything about.

It's the age-old thing - it's such a cliche - but why worry about things you have no control over?

'What if?' statements throw fuel on the fire of stress and worry. Things can go in a million different directions, and the more time you spend worrying about the possibilities, the less time you'll spend focusing on taking action that will calm you down and keep your stress under control.

I believe that your own thoughts can bring on positive or negative effects. So the people who feel sick all the time are the ones who are going to get sick, and the people who are constantly worried about what's going on around them... those are the ones in trouble.

I highly recommend worrying. It is much more effective than dieting.

Stress is a downward spiral, and you can only overcome it with a positive perspective.

One of the big things is I try not to worry about things I can't control.

I try not to worry about things that I cannot control.

There's no point in getting too worried about things, because life is too short.

And think what worrying does: has anyone ever added a single hour to the length of his life by worrying about it?

Worrying about tomorrow is the best way to screw up today.

No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen.

Most men have worried about things which never happened, and more men have been killed by worry than by hard work.

WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES, it takes away today's PEACE.

Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing only focusing on God's word instead of your problem.

The solution probably doesn't look like the problem. If we have this propensity to worry, to be anxious, to be depressed, to be angry - focusing on the worry, anxiety, depression, and anger? Probably not gonna be the solution.

most people worry so much, they think you're not right if you don't worry.