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lanynha
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Anxiety Support / by lanynha
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 February 21st
...See more I have my ideas, my worldviews, but I can hardly validate them—even when I feel peace with God or realize they are bearing good fruit. I'm overcome by an exaggerated fear of being heretical. It's as if I can't trust what I understand in secret with God. For example, I believe there is a basic self-love, the kind that sustains life, that is for everyone—even the worst sinner. After all, there is no distinction regarding the dignity of being a creature, and preserving life is also the Lord's will. But, because of my doubts, I'm trapped in the feeling that I might be very wrong, or defending something too serious, simply because there are other views that seem to invalidate mine. This isn't just in theology—it extends to my whole life. I doubt myself frequently, I give in to others to be accepted or to avoid "embarrassment." Many times I assume that the other person is right and I am wrong. This pattern has paralyzed me and made me live in anguish.
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Anxiety Support / by lanynha
Last post
 February 13th
...See more I have a very specific question. Even the egotistical/sinful/far from God/evil person has the "right" to basic, healthy self-love (the kind that allows life without suicide because it is minimally healthy and does not completely and voluntarily denigrate God's creation, which is human beings)? Am I being heretical/wrong for thinking that yes, they have this right given by God's grace and the minimum necessary to be a steward? Note: I know that the most correct thing is to be in God, He is the center!! But I have this doubt because if they didn't have this right, life wouldn't be permitted and everyone would live in depression or necessarily with very low self-esteem. Even the sinner has the right to a minimum of self-love because he was created by God and is sustained by Him.
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