Book Quotes: Anxious for Nothing

I have a confession to make; I am a worrier. I worry about everything. I even worry about whether or not I worry too much. I recently purchased Anxious for Nothing by John MacArthur. The book was $9.99 (kindle edition) but if it had been worth $99.99 it would have been worth every penny. I recommend this book to anyone who struggles with anxiety and worry. Actually to be honest, I recommend this book to everyone. I have posted several quotes below which were used by God to convict, exhort, and teach me. I hope these quotes encourage and help you as they did me.

• ·         Worry at any time is a sin because it violates the clear biblical command.
• ·         The Lord is issuing a cease-and-desist order against anxiety based upon the sovereign care of a loving and omnipotent God.
• ·         Worry is unnecessary because of our Father, it is uncharacteristic because of our faith, and it is unwise because of our future.
• ·         Just as God provides for the birds through their instinct, so God provides for people through their effort.
• ·         Every time you see a bird, let it serve as a reminder of God’s abundant provision. May it stop cold any worry you might have.
• ·         Christians who worry believe God can redeem them, break the shackles of Satan, take them from hell to heaven, put them into His kingdom, and give them eternal life; but they just don’t think He can get them through the next couple of days.
• ·         Providing for tomorrow is good, but worrying about tomorrow is a sin because God is the God of tomorrow just as He is the God of today.
• ·         If you have any question about the future, look at the past. Did He sustain you then? He will sustain you in the future.
• ·         Remember what Jesus told you to observe: abundant evidence all around you of God’s lavish care for the needs of His beloved.
• ·         The real challenge of Christian living is not to eliminate every uncomfortable circumstance from our lives, but to trust our sovereign, wise, good, and powerful God in the midst of every situation.
• ·         The believer who doesn’t live in the confidence of God’s sovereignty will lack God’s peace and be left to the chaos of a troubled heart.
• ·         God’s Word cultivates the godly attitudes, thoughts, and actions that will keep trials and temptations from overwhelming us.
• ·         Take all your anxiety- all the discontent, discouragement, despair, questioning, pain, and suffering that you’re going through-and toss it all onto God. Trade it in for trust in God, who really cares about you.

This is just a small sampling of the plethora of practical, wise advice which is taught by Dr. John MacArthur in Anxious for Nothing. If you have been ministered to by these quotes may I encourage you to purchase this book? It is worth every penny!