Today's post is written by my wonderful friend and former seminary classmate, Lauren Januzik. Lauren is an incredible writer, preacher, and pastor. She currently works at Tyndale House Publishing where she works closely with the Nueva Traducción Viviente, the sister translation to the NLT. I'm delighted to share this piece of hers on friendship and the book of Ruth. TW: This post speaks …
Struggle Comparison
I ask others how deep seated their fears are, how crippling their anxiety is, and how deep their depression is because it gives me hope. If their struggle is worse than mine and God helped them, then surely God will help me, whose fear is less. But what happens when my fear feels like more? When no one I know has gone two days straight without sleep because of anxiety or when no one feels so …