Worry-Free Living Quotes

“Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. And God’s peace… which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6–7”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“In a New Testament translation called the Worrell version (A. S. Worrell, The Worrell New Testament [Springfield, Mo.: Gospel Publishing House, 1980]), the footnote to 1 Peter 5:7 offers clear and powerful insight into this verse. In reference to the first part of the verse, which Worrell renders as “having cast all your anxiety on Him,” the note reads: The Greek tense here indicates a momentary and complete casting of one’s anxiety, once for all, upon God. This, in a sense, is done when one makes a complete surrender of himself and his all to God for Him to manage at His will. When one puts the whole management of his life in God’s hands, he may reach the place where all anxiety leaves him, regardless of the outward testings that may fall to his lot. (p. 352) We can see from Worrell’s insights that God wants to manage our lives. He wants to handle our affairs for us as a blessing to us. But sometimes we do not take advantage of the divine help that is available to us and we try to manage things on our own. When we do, often the results are not good. If we want to experience the peace of the Lord, we must learn to cast all our care upon Him—forcefully giving Him all the things that burden and distract us—permanently, not temporarily. Can you imagine the relief you would feel if you no longer had to carry any of the burdens that seem so heavy right now? Can you begin to sense the freedom of knowing someone else is dealing with all your problems and concerns—and dealing with them in the most perfect way, the way that will be best for you? This is what happens when you cast all your care upon the Lord, realizing and believing that He truly cares for you.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“In a New Testament translation called the Worrell version (A. S. Worrell, The Worrell New Testament [Springfield, Mo.: Gospel Publishing House, 1980]), the footnote to 1 Peter 5:7 offers clear and powerful insight into this verse. In reference to the first part of the verse, which Worrell renders as “having cast all your anxiety on Him,” the note reads: The Greek tense here indicates a momentary and complete casting of one’s anxiety, once for all, upon God. This, in a sense, is done when one makes a complete surrender of himself and his all to God for Him to manage at His will. When one puts the whole management of his life in God’s hands, he may reach the place where all anxiety leaves him, regardless of the outward testings that may fall to his lot. (p. 352) We can see from Worrell’s insights that God wants to manage our lives. He wants to handle our affairs for us as a blessing to us. But sometimes we do not take advantage of the divine help that is available to us and we try to manage things on our own. When we do, often the results are not good. If we want to experience the peace of the Lord, we must learn to cast all our care upon Him—forcefully giving Him all the things that burden and distract us—permanently, not temporarily. Can”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“But the Bible clearly tells us to seek God, which means to fix our focus on Him, not allowing anything or anyone to distract us. Peter tells us to cast all of our cares upon the Lord—not just some of them. If anything is distracting you from your relationship with God and causing you to worry, then cast it on Him with strong determination not to take it back. Strongly refuse to allow the enemy to disrupt your fellowship with God and fill your mind with anxious thoughts about any situation or circumstance. This will lead you out of worry and into peace.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“What do our cares do? They distract us from our fellowship with God; from the joy, peace, and rest He has for us; and from His plan for our lives. I believe the enemy’s whole purpose where our cares are concerned is to cause us to lose focus on the things God wants us to pay attention to.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“Therefore humble yourselves [demote, lower yourselves in your own estimation] under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you, casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. 1 Peter 5:6–7”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“But I also want to mention a definition I came across many years ago. The Greek word translated as care in 1 Peter 5:7 means “to draw in different directions, distract” and signifies “that which causes this, a care, especially an anxious care” (W.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“In a way, we must be forceful about casting our care on the Lord. We cannot be passive, hesitantly trying to release our cares to Him. When we feel anxious, we need to be faith-filled and confident in God. We need to be strong and courageous about throwing our cares on God with all of our might, knowing He cares for us. Casting our cares on God should be a definite decision, and enjoying God’s peace should be something we are not willing to live without! We have to hurl our cares, burdens, and concerns with purpose and energy, intentionally pushing them out of our hearts and minds and casting them on God with the force a serious fisherman would use to cast a rod as far as possible. When we do that, we can rest in the conviction that He will handle our cares. Once we understand the strength of the word cast, it is also helpful to understand the word care. I am sure you know exactly what a care is—it is simply something that matters to you.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“In a way, we must be forceful about casting our care on the Lord. We cannot be passive, hesitantly trying to release our cares to Him. When we feel anxious, we need to be faith-filled and confident in God. We need to be strong and courageous about throwing our cares on God with all of our might, knowing He cares for us. Casting our cares on God should be a definite decision, and enjoying God’s peace should be something we are not willing to live without! We”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble” (Matt. 6:34). In other words, Jesus is telling us that each day presents us with enough to deal with, so we need to deal with each day’s cares as they arise, not to borrow trouble from the next day, next week, next month, or next year.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“I want to encourage you to be sensitive to the level of peace you feel spiritually, mentally and emotionally. When you sense the first hint of unrest, ask yourself why you may be losing your peace. Ask yourself if you have stopped fully trusting in the Lord in some way or in some specific circumstance. When you trust Him completely, you will enjoy His peace.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“I can remember many times in the past when I thought I was trusting in and believing God. But mentally, I was still planning and scheming, trying to figure out how to handle everything on my own. Emotionally, I was still worrying and fretting, trying to find peace of mind and heart by keeping everything under my control. Despite the fact that I claimed to trust the Lord, I was in constant turmoil and confusion, which is always a sign that a person is headed for trouble.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“As you and I travel the road of life, we will have many opportunities to veer off our course to one side or the other. Because the enemy knows we are making progress toward our goal, he will try to distract us. He will continually tempt us to take the road of worry instead of the path of peace so he can lead us into destruction. But if we look for God’s signs along the way and obey Him, we will remain within the boundaries of His guidance and protection. Instead of trying to figure out everything for ourselves, we can learn to trust the Lord to lead us in the way we should go and get us safely to our final destination.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“We can all hope and pray that we will be able to deal with things as Paul did, but if you are not there yet, do not be discouraged because Paul said it was something he learned to do—and learning takes time and experience. You may not yet have the ability to be content in all circumstances, but if you keep following the Lord, being faithful and obedient, and trusting in Him, then regardless of what may happen to you, sooner or later you will begin to develop the ability to be content, no matter what state you may find yourself in.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“I believe we get to know the Lord better during trying times than we do when everything is smooth and easy for us. These are the seasons in life that test our faith, so they are the times in which we can learn to be quiet and confident before God, allowing Him to build our trust. Paul writes: “I have learned how to be content (satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or disquieted) in whatever state I am” (Phil. 4:11).”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“In hard, trying times the Lord is building in us the patience, endurance, and character that will eventually produce the habit of joyful and confident hope. When you and I are in the midst of a spiritual battle against our enemy, every round we go through produces valuable experience and strength. Each time we resist a temptation or endure an attack, we become stronger. If we are patient through the trial and refuse to give up, sooner or later we will gain victory in the situation and enjoy increased patience, hope, and spiritual maturity in our lives. God always gives us the victory if we remain steadfast and refuse to give up.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“If we are really believing and trusting the Lord, we will enter into His rest. We will pray in faith and cast our cares on Him; then we will sense the perfect peace of His presence. Part of faith is also being willing to do whatever the Lord might ask us to do, but the rest He offers us is a rest in work, not from work.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“A child’s faith is pure and simple. When faced with a dilemma, children quickly go to their parents. They do not try to figure everything out and make detailed blueprints about how they will solve their problems. They simply believe their parents will take care of them.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“As long as we pray and worry, we are not trusting God completely. When we pray according to His will, we need to have faith and confidence that God hears us (1 John 5:14). This kind of prayer produces peace and also leads us into rest, patience, and hope. Prayer Produces Rest”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“I believe one reason some people operate with less power in their spiritual lives than they could have is that they cancel out their positive prayer power by giving in to the negative power of worry. Too often we pray and make positive confessions for a while, then begin to worry about a situation and make negative confessions for a while. We go back and forth between the two extremes.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“When the enemy tries to put burdens of care on us, we are supposed to turn and give that care to God. That’s a big part of what prayer is—acknowledging to the Lord that we cannot carry our burden of care, and giving it all to Him. If we pray about something and then keep on worrying about it, we are mixing a positive and a negative. The two cancel out each other, so we do not end up with the benefit we hope for.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“In Philippians 4:6–7, the apostle Paul does not say, “Pray and then worry.” He says, “Pray and don’t worry.” This is the same thing as releasing our cares to the Lord. When we do that, we end up with many blessings, including peace, rest, patience, and hope. Prayer”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“I believe the enemy offers us two lies concerning issues of timing in our lives—the “forever” lie and the “never” lie. When we face negative circumstances, he makes us think they will go on forever, and that things will never change. Both of these lies create worry and fear in our hearts. And both are untrue because, sooner or later, everything in life changes.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 One reason many people worry and become upset is that they want certain developments to take place at a certain time.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“Psalm 91:14–16 assures us that because of our personal knowledge of God and of His mercy, love, and kindness, and because we trust and rely on Him, knowing He will never leave us or forsake us, we have been given His precious promises. These promises include the fact that He will be with us, answer us, deliver us, and honor us with long and abundant life. These assurances give us great peace and enable us to live without worry.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand]. I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust! Psalm 91:1–”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“Every time we think something has gone wrong, we need to say from Psalm 91:2, “Father, You are my Refuge and my Fortress. You are my God. I lean on and rely on You, and in You I confidently trust.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“Too often when things don’t work out as people want them to, they get frustrated and make comments such as, “Well, that does it! Now my plan is ruined!” I understand this, because I made those same comments many times in the past. But I have learned that if God is the One who “ruined” our plans, we had the wrong plans to begin with. If the enemy ruined one plan, the Lord will give us another one, one that will be much better than the one that failed.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“Whatever the Lord leads us to do, it will do us no good if we do not remain in the rest of God.”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

“Sometimes the Holy Spirit may guide us to take specific action that will lead to the breakthroughs we need. I”
― Joyce Meyer, Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace