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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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leigh42 04/10/2020

Well my anxiety has kicked in lately. Such an evil thing anxiety is. The preacher at my church challenged us to share our testimonies. I imediately knew I was not going to do that. I am shy and that is just way out of my comfort zone. Not to mention I dont know how exactly to put it into words. So this is my atempt to share. After watching everyone elses testimonies I starting getting anxious. My testimony is not like everyone elses so imediatly I got to thinking, does that mean I am not saved?? I have gone through this thought several times of being unsure. It is a horrible feeling as it is the most important thing in life. But deep down I keep having to remind myself I am saved. I have always struggled with not feeling I was "good" enough. In reality though none of us are good enough. After all that is why God sent his son to die on the cross for our sins. Salvation is not something we can "earn". That would be taking away from what Jesus did. Don't get me wrong. I dont think that means you can go out and sin with no remorse and still be a Christian. We all do and we always will sin. It is in our nature. But the thing is we shouldn't WANT to as Christians. As a Christian you should feel guilt when you sin and want to repent of those sins. This is all things I know and I believe but it never fails that anxiety will creep in and leave me with a pit in my stomach that is like but what if? It's horrible. I've always felt that since I don't have that specific day I know I was saved, or that aha moment of oh I am turning my life around then how can I be saved? I walked the isle and got baptized at a yound age. Probably around 2nd grade. I don't remember alot about it. I am not sure I understood exactly what living for Christ was. Countless times since then I have prayed for Jesus to come into my heart. About a year ago I went through this whole anxiety thing again doubting my salvation and got baptized again (I know being baptized doesn't save you). My struggle that always comes up with my anxiety is well which one of those times was I actually saved?? I can't tell you that, and that bothers me. I was raised in church so for as long as I can remember I have always had a love of the Lord. I have always taken comfort in him. I have always tried to live a Christian life (failing miserably at times). Anyway, I am not sure if any of that made sense I just needed to get it out.

Secouya 04/10/2020

Hi Leigh42, anxiety often stems from a fear or phobia. It seems as though you fear that you will not be saved. Do you have a therapist? Sometimes it helps to see a professional to sort out why you feel the way you do. You might also talk to your preacher one on one to get some support around your religious beliefs and fears. I hope you are able to find a way to cope with your fears and anxiety. Best wishes.

leigh42 09/21/2020

Thank you so much for your response. I actually feel better about it right now but I know it’s only a matter time before it comes back. If it’s not one thing it’s another.

Clairep98 10/16/2021

Hi leigh42, Your testimony is so much like mine, infact I dealt with everything you stated throughout life and less than a month ago it crept back into my life again but one thing that has helped me cope with doubts about salvation is bible verses about how we recieved salvation. Satan will always take our weaknesses and use them against us. Im sure youre not dealing with this at the moment but if and when it comes back, this helped me gain clarity and is I'm slowly recovering now.

https://teach4theheart.com/how-to-stop-doubting-your-salvation/

Read her testimony and the comments and you'll realize your not alone in these thoughts and circumstances. May God continue to Bless you and guide you.

mtd 10/16/2021

“It’s Only Anxiety” by Carl James. This acceptance method of dealing with anxiety is proving to me that I can recover from anxiety. The more I practice, the better I am getting. I can certainly relate to what you describe. The anxiety is robbing you of your confidence in yourself. That’s the root of the problem. My salvation is not based on what I can do to achieve it, as you stated. It is based on faith and belief. Anxiety and the resulting depression is causing your doubt. It is not that you don’t believe, but your negative thinking is making you doubt what you know, you don’t have the necessary confidence to push those doubts aside. The more I practice the acceptance method, the more I am able to see past the bluffs of negative, doubtful thinking which has been causing me such anguish.

leigh42 02/02/2022

It has been so long since I have been on here. I appreciate these comments so much. Seriously, the time and thought you have put into making a comment and letting me know I’m not alone means so much to me.

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