Anything done in anxiety could be better done in peace.
Do you, like so many of us, see anxiety as an incentive to perform? Or a proof of how much you care? Or is anxiety simply an unwelcome shadow over your days, bringing with it clenched teeth and an upset stomach?
Anxiety leads us to succumb to fear and fight peace. Anxious living is a distortion of good motives, blocking the clarity of stillness and rest.
Alan Fadling has also felt mastered by worry, but he brings counsel on how to learn a better way and who to look to for it: Jesus, "the ultimate non-anxious presence." He constructs a posture from which we can rest more deeply, live more fully, and lead better. Fixing our minds on grace and eternity, we can begin to see the benefit of loosening our grip and operating from a sure foundation. Join Alan in releasing anxiety and taking up authentic love in A Non-Anxious Life.
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Why this book?Â
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"My lifelong journey with anxiety and my search for being at home in the peace of God were my motivations for writing this book. And the more I spoke to Christian leaders about my previous books An Unhurried Life and An Unhurried Leader, the more I realized that their most common form of soul hurry was anxiety." --Alan
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The peace of Christ is the fruit of practicing God’'s presence rather than seeking the absence of unpleasant, worrisome circumstances. We can feel anxious and still find our way into a posture of peace. Anything that can be done energized by anxiety can be done better empowered by peace. There are friends of peace like grace, hope, joy, and humility that help us live in the neighborhood of peace more often.
Alan Fadling has spent years coaching leaders and communities how to live an unhurried life. Anxiety is a chief former of soul hurry for many followers of Jesus. Â Â
Is anxiety an unwelcome shadow over your days, bringing with it clenched teeth and an upset stomach? A Non-Anxious Life brings counsel on how to learn a better way and who to look to for it: Jesus, "the ultimate non-anxious presence."
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About the Author
Alan Fadling is president and founder of Unhurried Living, Inc. in California. He speaks and consults internationally with organizations such as Saddleback Church, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Cru, Halftime Institute, Apprentice Institute, and Open Doors International.
He is the award-winning author of An Unhurried Leader and An Unhurried Life, which was honored with a Christianity Today Award of Merit in spirituality. He is also coauthor (with Gem Fadling) of What Does Your Soul Love? and the host of the Unhurried Living Podcast.
Order Your Copy Now"A Non-Anxious Life offers a multiplicity of spiritual practices and paradigms that provide genuine transformation. This book makes a clarion call for the beloved to abide in God's presence. Having a relationship with Jesus, the Prince of Peace, is the essential foundation for spiritual maturation and living an unhurried life."Â
Barbara L. Peacock, spiritual director and author of Soul Care in African American Practice
"This book was a mirror, reminding me of what I need so consistently but am so often too busy to recognize—the abiding peace of Christ and the liberating power it can have. A Non-Anxious Life is a rich, inspiring, and practically helpful book that any and all who wrestle with the frenetic pace of modern life must read."Â
-Jay Kim, pastor and author of Analog Christian
"Vulnerable, accessible, and practical, this volume is timely and filled with great wisdom. Read it and learn to become anxious for nothing, on the way to becoming an outpost of peace in all your life's endeavors."
-Curt Thompson, MD, author of The Soul of Desire and The Soul of Shame
