Don't like to read? Watch the video here! Empathy and compassion require more energy than giving advice. They require us to slow down, to avoid our compulsion to fix, and to sit in the discomfort of someone's pain. Many of us find it difficult to offer empathy and compassion toward others. In order to do so, we have to surrender to things we cannot control, to consideration of another person's perspective, and to a process that might take longer than we have scheduled on

“If I have anxiety, doesn’t it mean I don’t have enough faith?” It always breaks my heart to hear this question. I’ve heard it in other forms, such as: “Does my doubt mean I don’t trust God?” “How can I be a Christian and struggle with anxiety?” “Is anxiety a sin?” Look closely, and you’ll see that each one of these questions comes from shame. Shame about anxiety. Shame about fear. Shame about doubt. Shame Traps Us Shame about emotions is one of Satan’s greatest tools in ke