WORRY

Worry is a useless thing,
No change can it effect
In height or stature or circumstance;
No cause whatever can it advance;
No mistake can it correct.

Worry never solved a problem
But creates more than its share;
It grows in a fertile imagination
And makes up the worst possible situations,
Then turns them to despair.

Worry is the devil's tool;
It plays upon our doubts
And builds up falsehoods in the mind;
To God's blessings it makes us blind
And knocks our faith about.

Worry shows a lack of faith
In the promises of the Lord;
It denies that our God has the power,
Is in control whate'er the hour,
As He says in His Word.

Worry is a waste of time
That could be put to better use
In enjoying the day that God has made,
To help somebody, to read, to pray,
Or to bask in the light of God's Truth.

a. franklin staples

Copyright © 1992
by
A. Franklin Staples

December 8, 1992