When it comes to anxiety, we face a challenge far more momentous in consequences but similar in nature. We are called to hold on through the experience of loss. The secret to conquering this far weightier challenge is no different—we have to believe we get back what we lose. To hold on through loss, we must be able to anticipate the future restoration on the other side of loss. This is why holding a correct vision of eternity matters for anxiety. Eternity is when we get back what we lose. For Christians, the ultimate answer to life’s anxiety is holding on to the promise of that future
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