Take it from a "worry wart" - worrying is about control, or fear of a lack thereof, and can become habit. It takes practice and a lot of prodding from the Holy Spirit (which it sounds like you are feeling), but you can break the worry cycle by taking it to the Lord as soon as you realize what you're doing. There's nothing like a good talk with Him to help you realize whether you're worrying about something that you actually CAN and should do something about or if you need to leave it completely in His hands. Either way, you'll have good counsel!

I'm not saying that you'll stop worrying and never worry about anything again, but your worry burden should continue to get lighter, and it will get easier to distinguish between a concern and a worry. Although, He wants to hear concerns, too! What a friend we have! ;)

Yes, but realize that as long as I'm willing to work at it, God will provide SOME way out...or put me in a situation where I can 'grow' or learn from it. Rather than fight it, I try to accept the circumstance as a mid-course correction of sorts for some greater purpose I cannot fathom.

I've buried both my parents, and can only wonder if they saw how insignificant all the years of worrying was in the grand scheme of things--like I SHOULD TALK!

...a sign on Mike, the Polish barber's, cash register: "We get too soon old, and too late smart." [I was seven, and have never forgotten it].

Are you saying "The Lord helps those who help themselves?"