Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 3:12-14 (ESV)
If you wait until you have it all together to get in the game of ministry, you will always be on the sidelines. As some of you know, I have struggled with anxiety and depression since I was a young child, and even after I became a Christian, I still have seasons where I struggle. But now the struggle is different.
The symptoms are the same, the feeling is the same, the irritability, problems with sleep, and all that goes with it are the same, but there is one major difference. That difference is hope. Continue reading
