Anxiety Is a Natural Response to Uncertainty

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All the gospels make it clear that jesus experienceda anxiety. So we need to normal it and not treat it as a problem. The most extreme example of this is the way that people will resort to substance abuse to deal with anxiety. It's the primary reason why most people fall into substance abuse. For me, my move is not to go to, you know, drugs or alcohol, but i ruminate. I'm addicted to my own thoughts in trying to get rid of uncertainty.

Dobbs; January 6 hearings; war in Ukraine; mass shootings. We are being overwhelmed on a weekly basis by a relentlessly heavy news cycle. In this week’s episode David and Curtis give us a break from all this to talk with us about anxiety, despair and weariness. Wait . . . what?! Yes that’s right, this is the Good Faith version of “lighter” fare! It’s actually a very uplifting conversation and you may even walk away with some helpful ways to navigate the overwhelming feelings all of us are experiencing these days.

Show Notes:

-Future Tense: Why Anxiety Is Good for You (Even Though It Feels Bad) by Tracy Dennis-Tiwary

-Anxiety as Opportunity for Spiritual Growth (online course by Curtis Chang)

-Al Pacino “Inches” speech from Any Given Sunday

-Sign up for David’s French Press newsletter

-Follow Curtis’ work at RedeemingBabel.org