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What I believe human experience and scripture tells us is that anxiety itself

is not a problem to be eliminated that in fact it is actually a fundamental condition of what

it means to be human. That to be human is to be vulnerable to loss. That's what it means to be

human. And so to be human to be a creature means we are ever always vulnerable to future loss,

which means we are ever vulnerable to anxiety. Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast.

At one time or another in our lives we're bound to experience bounce of anxiety.

The Bible does not teach that lack of faith is the cause of anxiety.

In our world today it's almost impossible not to experience anxiety to some degree.

We just can't avoid it. What if instead of running away from our anxiety we name what is happening

and develop ways to support ourselves through it while leaning on God in the present moment.

Curtis Chang is a pastor and a non-profit director. He remembers early moments of anxiety that

were a response to his fears of being in an empty house after school waiting for his parents to come

home. He shares how he developed early coping mechanisms which exacerbated anxiety later in his

life and how through that anxiety he was able to draw closer to God. Kim Gravel is an author and

TV personality who shares about the early anxiety she had while competing in pageants as a young girl

and opens up about her journey to find self-confidence. Let's start with Curtis story.

My name is Curtis Chang. I'm a former pastor. I'm currently a faculty of Duke Divinity School and I

also run my own consulting firm. I also am the executive director of Redeeming Babel which is a

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