Being in denial can be a very cosy place to be, but can be dangerous. Anxiety can come upon you like the flu. You may have your life sorted, be fully trusting in Jesus and yet be afflicted by anxiety. Don't beat yourself up for being anxious. Jesus tells us to cast all our anxieties on him, so he knows we will get them, we are not letting him down by being anxious, it is what we do next that matters, that is to take all our anxieties to him and let him deal with them.
When in denial we will never cast our cares on Jesus and will cosily treat the downwards path to Hell. Anxiety is our best friend if it leads us to Jesus.
First of all thanks to Fat Prophet for your interest. I see from your blog you are having trouble commenting. To get back to my assessed service. Criticism albeit constructive is harder for some to take than others. I felt a little crushed after my assessed service but then remembered I had recorded it on my dictaphone. I listened to it all through and although my assessors were quite right about me speaking a little quickly and rushing from item to item, I was actually very pleased with the content of my sermon and how I presented it. So I have decided to take heart. I highly recommend other trainees to record your services. You can hear your good points and your bad and there is no argument about it, it is all caught on the recorder.
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