Steem4nigeria Accelerator Contest Week 30: Worry Doesn't Solve Problems

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Hello friends

Worry is evidence of an ill-controlled brain; it is merely a stupid waste of time in unpleasantness.

To worry is to cause tension, apprehension, and anxiety. To worry is to put the mind and body in a bad state, having all your veins worked up and having the brain disturbed all because of worry.

Worrying equals fear. The fear of the unknown is what causes worry. When we anticipate something, we have the fear that it might turn out good or bad, or it might not even come at all. The fear of the unknown sparks our brain to get worried.

It is very bad to get worried about any issue at all. Although we are humans, we ought to worry at times, but I have never seen a situation where worrying solved the problem. There's a song I was taught at a young age that says, "Why worry, when you can pray? Trust in Jesus, and he will make a way; don't be like doubting Thomas but trusting in his promise; why worry, worry, worry?"

Worry can only cause us more harm than good, so it is better to stay calm and relaxed while we anticipate for the better in any issue of our lives.

Like I said earlier, worry has never solved any issue before, as far as I can remember. Worry has only brought pain, troubles, and bad health to people. I was a victim of worry sometime last year; it wasn't a good one.

My business was sinking, and I was so troubled that I couldn't eat, I couldn't pray, I thought God had forsaken me, and I thought my life was ending. But what did I get in return after worrying? Headache, pale body, swollen eyes—I was looking ragged, and it was all the result of worry.

Even the Bible tells us to cast all our cares on him. This simply means that we should leave all to him—not some but all. Allow God to be the problem solver because, if we check honestly, we have never solved any problem by ourselves; it has always been God, so adding worry to an already existing problem is like causing us death.

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3 causes of worrying

🔹Current life situation; A lot is suffering, especially in my country today. People are on the streets begging for what to eat. They go to the market expecting to sell so they can feed from there, but at the end of the day, nothing is sold. This kind of situation warrants worrying; you keep asking yourself when you can ever come out of this trouble and live a better life.

🔹Bad health conditions; It is one thing to make money, and it is another to stay healthy. Health is the number one priority of every living creature, because when you are not healthy, you are limited to so many things. People worry in their sick beds and die out of worry because they have no hope of living.

🔹Past experience; This can trigger worry when remembered. Some of us had an ugly past, and the fear of it happening again might keep one worried. You either worry because you don't want it to happen to your children or to you the second time.

3 consequences of worrying

🔹Heart attack or stroke

🔹High blood pressure

🔹Migraine

🔹Listen and study the word of God to discover his promises about your situation. Everything we are facing in life has a solution in the word of God, and until we locate it, our worry remains untouched.

🔹 Get enough sleep. Some people would say they can't sleep because their heads are full. If your head is full, you can let it out by singing, listening to an educational talk, or getting enough sleep.

🔹Exercise and eat healthy meals, this will help ease your worry.

I invite @mariami @goodybest @pandora2010