{"product_id":"anxious-choosing-faith-in-a-world-of-worry-9780830843145","title":"Anxious: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvanced Writers and Speakers Association's Golden Scroll Merit Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12th Annual \u003ci\u003eOutreach\u003c\/i\u003e Resource of the Year Recommendation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur culture is frantic with worry. We stress over circumstances we can't control, we talk about what's keeping us up at night and we wring our hands over the fate of disadvantaged people all over the world, almost as if to show we care and that we have big things to care about. Worry is part of our culture, an expectation of responsible people. And sadly, Christians are no different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut we are called to live and think differently from the worried world around us. The fact is, worry is sin, but we don't seem to take it seriously. It is a spiritual problem, which ultimately cannot be overcome with sheer willpower--its solution is rooted entirely in who God is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we live life abundantly, with joy, as God has called us to do, when we're consumed by anxiety? We are commanded not to worry, not only in the well-known words of Jesus recorded in Matthew 6, but also throughout the Old Testament and the epistles to the church. The Bible makes it clear that the future belongs only to God, who rules and is not subject to the limitations of time. To live with joy and contentment, trusting God with the present and the future, is a countercultural feat that can be accomplished only through him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenging the idolatrous underpinnings of worry, former \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e executive Amy Simpson encourages us to root our faith in who God is, not in our own will power. We don't often give much thought to why worry offends God, but indulging anxiety binds us to mere possibilities and blinds us to the truth. Correctly understanding the theology of worry is critical to true transformation. This is a book not just for people who worry; this is a call to the church to turn its eyes from the things of earth and fix its eyes on the author and completer of our faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy Simpson is an editor at Christianity Today, leading publishing efforts for GiftedforLeadership.com. She also serves as senior editor for \u003ci\u003eLeadership Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of \u003ci\u003eTroubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church's Mission\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527364808978,"sku":"9780830843145","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_117d44e7-1934-4dd0-89d7-200b7658e495.jpg?v=1731299751","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/anxious-choosing-faith-in-a-world-of-worry-9780830843145","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}