The Joy of Right Thinking

A doctor who conducted a long-term study of worry discovered the following:
40 percent of the people worried about things that never happened,
30 percent worried about things in the past over which they had no control,
12 percent worried about their health even though they had no illness,
10 percent worried about family or friends though without substantial reason,
and 8 percent of those studied actually had a legitimate cause to worry or be concerned.
So more than 90 percent of the worrying was for no reason.


But Paul said, "Even when you have legitimate concerns, don't worry!" Fortunately, Paul didn't leave the Philippians or us wondering how to go through life without worrying. He wrote out the prescription in the book of Philippians.