When we first announced some training this week on anxiety – I received this reply from someone. “How can I help people with anxiety when I am so anxious myself?”
Maybe you can relate to that question too! We’re finishing another week where anxiety feels a bit normal, perhaps even expected. Maybe you want to be a source of hope and encouragement for people around you, but you’re starting to feel discouraged too.
So how do you evaluate what you’re feeling? Should you help others who are feeling anxious? Here are two quick suggestions for you to consider.
1. Distinguish between godly concern and sinful anxiety.
Godly concern is a healthy recognition of obstacles we are facing when we are determined to live our life for God’s glory and to bless others. Sinful anxiety is about protecting self: my kingdom, my desires, and my possessions.
A wise person sees the level of danger and makes an accurate assessment. A foolish person either disregards the warnings or sees them without any possibility of God’s intervention or ability to use them for good. The fool only sees the threat and danger.
Focus on seeing the big picture with God’s sovereignty over all these circumstances,
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