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100 1  Chang, Curtis,|d1968-|eauthor. 
245 14 The anxiety opportunity :|bhow worry is the doorway to 
       your best self /|cCurtis Chang. 
264  1 Grand Rapids :|bZondervan Books,|c[2023] 
300    xiv, 221 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
505 0  A surprising opportunity -- The blueprint versus the 
       architect -- The hijack -- The shame of anxiety -- The 
       name of anxiety -- Accepting uor anxious self -- Your 
       acceptance move -- The anxiety formula -- What do you have
       to lose? -- How we try to avoid loss -- Getting back what 
       we lose -- Throughlines to eternity -- Nurturing our 
       imagination -- From avoiding to holding -- Grieving and 
       community. 
520    "A thoughtful book that gives readers a new paradigm for 
       understanding anxiety: as an opportunity for spiritual 
       growth. Chang describes how to "take spiritual advantage 
       of your fears and worries ... [and] learn to encounter 
       Jesus through your anxiety with the help of Scripture, 
       physical practices, nature, prayer, and new self-
       understandings.""--|cProvided by publisher. 
520    "What if instead of battling anxiety, you saw your worries
       as a doorway to spiritual transformation? Challenging the 
       assumption that anxiety is the enemy, theologian, popular 
       podcaster, and fellow sufferer of chronic anxiety Curtis 
       Chang gives you a different framework for approaching 
       fears. You will discover profound new ways of relating to 
       Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and those you love. Curtis Chang 
       knows what it's like to view anxiety as a sin to overcome.
       He also knows how trying to get rid of anxiety through 
       sheer faith or willpower usually leads to feelings of 
       shame and frustration. After losing his job as a pastor 
       due to debilitating anxiety, Curtis began the process of 
       healing his heart. Combining years of personal experience,
       spiritual practice, and biblical study, Curtis discovered 
       an alternative approach--one that sees anxiety as the path
       to our best selves in Christ. For all of us who feel stuck
       in a never-ending war with worry, The Anxiety Opportunity 
       offers: biblical wisdom about how anxiety can lead to rich
       spiritual growth, an invitation to examine our fears as a 
       way of pursuing our calling, simple practices for 
       converting nervous energy into fruitful energy, insights 
       into why trying to avoid loss generates more anxiety, a 
       renewed sense of peace as we realize what God can do 
       through our fears. It's time to think differently about 
       the relationship between anxiety and spiritual growth. 
       This unique and profound exploration of one of the 
       greatest epidemics of our time shows us how anxiety can be
       the very place we meet Jesus--and how channeling our 
       anxiety can help us become more like him"--|cProvided by 
       publisher. 
650  0 Anxiety|xReligious aspects|xChristianity. 
650  0 Worry|xReligious aspects|xChristianity. 
650  0 Spiritual formation. 
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