The seed cast in the weeds represents the ones who hear the kingdom news but are overwhelmed with worries about all the things they have to do and all the things they want to get. The stress strangles what they heard, and nothing comes of it. Mark 4:18-19, MSG
Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. Matthew 6:34, MSG
Will all your worries add a single moment to your life? Matthew 6:27, TLB
When a man is gloomy, everything seems to go wrong; when he is cheerful, everything seems right!
I will call to you whenever trouble strikes, and you will help me. Psalms 86:7, TLB
Be strong! Be courageous! Do not be afraid of them! For the Lord your God will be with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6, TLB