Respectable Sins-Chapter Eight
I am really enjoying this book. The title of this chapter is "Anxiety and Frustration." This should be very interesting, to say the least! I deal with these two things on a constant basis for one reason or another. So, here goes. I have a feeling this is going to hurt! ANXIETY Pg. 64 When Jesus (or Paul or Peter, who were writing under divine inspiration) says to us, "Don't be anxious," it has the force of a moral command. In other words, it is the moral will of God that we not be anxious. Or to say it more explicitly, anxiety is sin. First, anxiety is a distrust of God. When I give way to anxiety, I am, in effect, believing that God does not care for me and that He will not take care of me in the particular circumstance that triggers my anxiety of the moment. Anxiety is a sin also because it is a lack of acceptance of God's providence in our lives. Pg. 67 It is appropriate to pray for relief and for deliverance from whatever circumstance is triggering our a