Worry and anxiety

Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.

When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.

⁶ Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

⁷ And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.

²² Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

²³ For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

²⁴ Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

²⁵ Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

²⁶ So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

²⁷ Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

²⁵ Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

²⁶ Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

²⁷ Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

²⁸ And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

²⁹ Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

³⁰ If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.

¹ Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

² In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.

²⁸ If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

²⁹ And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

³⁰ For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

³¹ But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

³¹ Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

³² For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

³³ But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

³⁴ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.

When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.

¹⁸ Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

¹⁹ but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.

The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.

But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”

When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”

Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.

Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.

I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”

Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”

In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.

Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.