mercredi 12 juin 2013

Faith Is Not Lost During Christian Anxiety

By Teri Farley


Accepting a Christian way of life is often symbolized by the first time we say the sinner's prayer. When we come to realize that God is in control, it makes it possible to deal with Christian anxiety and not have our faith come into question. This is a part of the great love and mercy God gives each person.

Many times our fellow Christians and scriptures we have read can cause us to experience desparity in our walk with God. Even our prayers may seem to be falling by the wayside because of stress. This is related to a myth however because God does not abandon us during our times of troubles, including when we experience Christian anxiety. It is a natural aspect of being a living, breathing human being. Likewise, it is an opportunity to trust God to see us through the challenge.

Let's start with the fact that we are human. The connection of our soul to our bodies is representative of powers we cannot begin to understand with our finite human minds. Likewise, because we are people and very human, even though we have a connection to our faith and our believe in a higher power, it does not exempt us from certain emotions and experiences such as Christian anxiety that may seem counteractive or counterproductive to our beliefs.

Having tension, doubt and troublesome feelings are not a reflection of failing to believe that God exists. It is not a negative shadow over our prayer lives or an indicator that we are not reading the bible enough or spending enough time between the pews of the church we belong to. It is an example of the challenges that life sometimes presents and how we, as people must cope with Christian anxiety and other experiences.

It does not matter what church you attend, what version of the bible you read or what prayer you say over your meals. Life is going to hand you challenges and when you are willing to accept them and depend on the Creator to help you, there is no obstacle you will not overcome; including Christian anxiety.

In actuality, we can look to God and our beliefs when we must face Christian anxiety. We can also embrace the unending truth which is that nothing is too hard for God to help us deal with. What is important is that we accept the limitations of our own human minds and bodies to understand.

There are no exemptions in life when it comes to feelings like worry and similar frustrations. Our employment, our homes, even our daily interactions with strangers we do not know can bring us to distresses we feel we cannot face alone. God promises that He will never leave or forsake us. This knowledge alone can be a comfort when it seems that the challenge is unbearable.

If we can retain just the smallest portion of faith that God will help us to make it through Christian anxiety, we are guaranteed God's provisions of grace for our lives.




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