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Welcome to Sissy Larson Live. Always so honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully

inspire you in your faith walk, that deepen your understanding of God's word and that

heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your understanding of God's Word and that heightens your

awareness of his very real presence in your life. Here's a question for you. Have you ever had a

panic attack or maybe a surge of anxiety that has gripped you to such a degree that's left you

breathless? Well, my guest today has struggled with anxiety his whole life. He served as a pastor

until a catastrophic battle with anxiety cost him his job.

Amazingly, he's continued to serve at that same church, and the pastor that succeeded him has become

one of his closest friends. He now leads leaders and helps organizations to grow and be healthy.

The title of his book is The Anxiety Opportunity. Have you ever thought of anxiety as an opportunity?

The anxiety opportunity. How worry is the doorway to your best self? So here's a question for you. Most

days I ask you to get honest with me and engage with me. Okay. So here's the question.

What in your life causes you the most anxiety? And I'll consider every answer anonymous.

I won't say any names. You can text 877-933-24-84. What in your life causes you the most anxiety? This is what Curtis writes. He says, what if instead of battling anxiety you saw your worries as a doorway to spiritual transformation? 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 where we meet Jesus, where we can

become more like him. I love that. Author and theologian, Curtis Chang joins me. And again, we're going to talk

about his book, The Anxiety Opportunity, How Worry is the doorway to Your Best Self. Quick announcement

before we hear from Curtis. I'm really excited about this announcement. My publisher has partnered with

my employer, Faith Radio, to give away 100 copies of my new book, which isn't even out yet. It comes out in a couple of weeks,

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