Living up to expectations – it’s a killer!

I had to ask myself “Have I understood Christianity correctly?” (February, 3/12) because the stress of it was killing me. But how could Christianity be so stressful? Because it was tough living up to a perfect standard – perfect prayers every day, perfect amount of Bible Study every day, perfect outgoing, serving, happy attitude all [...]

Have I understood Christianity correctly?

Following up on “I’m a mess. What do I do?” (January 31/12) I began to wonder after all my years of being a Christian if I’d understood Christianity correctly, because the stress of it was killing me. But why? I’d only been doing “what all Christians are supposed to do.” I’d done my best to [...]

“I’m in a mess. What do I do?”

I was in a mess, drained, riddled with worry and hopelessly confused. As a Christian. But why? I thought I’d been doing what Christians are supposed to do. I’d taken my responsibilities seriously, studied my Bible ’til my eyes ached, prayed even when I didn’t have anything to say, said “yes” to any request from [...]

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