In our journey of faith there are moments that produce a certain amount of anxiety. Often anxiety or worry is seen as an evil or un-Christian feeling to have, but The Anxious Christian conveys the message that anxiety can actually be helpful in our spiritual formation. In fact, God can use anxiety to move people forward in their life of faith. Anxiety's gift is that it allows us to face our fears, understand where those fears come from, and then make intentional choices about important issues-such as career, marriage, money, our spiritual lives and much more-rather than getting stuck

Let's re-think our shame about anxiety by realizing that anxiety can be a catalyst for growth that moves us closer to who God created us to be.