
Pray rather than worry
Worry results from fear,
Fear is a plain case of unbelief
So is worrying prayer.
Pray rather than worry
Worry is unbelief,
Unbelief says that God is unable
To bring needed relief.
Pray rather than worry
Worry brings on stress,
Stress when not properly managed
Is feeling less blessed.
Pray rather than worry
Worry is double-minded,
The apostle James forbids this;
Please be reminded.
Pray rather than worry
Worry makes it worse
Whatever our problem is at the time
As though it’s a curse.
Pray rather than worry
Worry is not faith,
Search worry all the way through;
There is not a trace.
Pray rather than worry
Worry is frustrating,
You will pray for hours on end
Without ever receiving.
Pray rather than worry
Worry is a force,
If this is the reason why you pray
Then Satan is the source.
Pray rather than worry
Worry is not trusting,
Pray in simple faith believing
That God is hearing.
Prayer is often worry
That brings us false relief,
This is believing with much prayer
We will get release.
Put it all in God’s hands
Whatever is the matter
And dare my sister to leave it there
With a little less chatter.
Let not prayer be chatter
Going on and on and on
As though hoping for God to return
From wherever He has gone.
Gone on a long journey
With no return in sight
Just like how the prophets of Baal
Engaged in futile fight.
Slashing, shouting, striving
But to no avail,
The god, to whom they often prayed
Had repeatedly failed.
Pray rather than worry
But with childlike trust
To God the Father that indwells us
In the name of Jesus.
Stewart Russell © November 21, 2025
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