I was invited to speak at the International Christian Church in Port Vila, Vanuatu on October 30, 2016. This is what I shared.
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No Anxiety Allowed – An Outcome
In the first two parts of this series, I wrote about why as Christians we should be able to find a way to live free of life-crippling worry and doubt…anxiety. I wrote about being in a situation where the drive toward anxiety was very real, very natural, and had potential to negatively impact every day. I explained that as I was preparing for a 5 week international trip, I felt that I needed to be able to do it free of anxiety.
So now is the fun part. How did it work out?
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No Anxiety Allowed…applied?
So what does “no anxiety allowed” look like? Does it look like never being thoughtful, never planning, never considering safety signs? If it does, surely there will be a lot of people who will not even consider it possible, much less attainable for the responsible adult. What if it’s not quite that extreme? Though we’ll end up trying the extremes along the way, what if it’s a personal sweet spot somewhere between being useless because of worry, and being careless in an effort to avoid worry?
The no anxiety life is the life of being free of the worries which cannot achieve actual results. It is the life where concern is allowed, but not permitted to grow into oppressive weight.
The broad and shallow
I was having a conversation the other day with some like minded people about politics. It’s one of those subjects which we’re told do not make for polite conversation at the dinner table. Along with religion and sex… Continue reading
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