Hey, the commandment is to Believe, not to Never Question.
I often think about the miracles Jesus performed. They were very much a product of his time. In an age when everyone was hungry and sick, he did a lot of miraculous feeding and healing.
Sometimes I find myself thinking… isn’t that a bit basic? He’s the king of Creation, surely he can do more than conjure up a few fish. With a snap of his fingers, he could have created new oceans or continents.
It doesn’t take me long to realise how foolish I’m being.
For one, I might call healing a blind man “basic”. It wasn’t basic to the blind man, though.
Also, Jesus didn’t come down to Earth to fix all our problems. He demonstrated His power, gave us hope, then told us how to fix them ourselves. It’s a teach a man to fish moment.
I also sometimes think of what Jesus would have done if he came to Earth today. Not as in the Second Coming, but if He made His first appearance in 2024. Since his miracles solved the common problems of his time, I imagine he’d clean up pollution, banish social media and heal anxiety.
… wait a minute.
That last one – I can sort of do that already. I was the first person I saved from anxiety. I wasn’t the last.
That must make me Christ-like, assuming my absurd guesswork about what a modern Jesus would do is right. Which it isn’t. But if you don’t care about my ridiculous speculation but do care about overcoming anxiety, then heed this:
Your Story Isn’t About You teaches you how to understand others better.
That, alone, cuts off a lot of anxiety at the source.
It’s not a panacea. And you will need to read, reread and apply what you learn.
But it’ll do more for you than just ease your anxiety: