There is a classic sketch where Bob Newhart is a therapist who repeatedly and agressively urges his client to "Stop it!" when she shares how fear is negatively affecting her life. It would be wonderful if we could simply break the power of addictions, fear, worry and anxiety by willpower alone, but often our experience shows us we lack the ability to fundamentally change ourselves. Newhart's character put the onus of change on his client who found herself unable to change--and that is why she sought professional help. While the dialogue and delivery in the sketch is hilarious, it illustates how hopeless and helpless people can feel when their deliverance and healing depends upon them doing what they cannot do. I was very encouraged by a Bible passage I read recently in Psalm 94:18-19 : " If I say, "My foot slips," Your mercy, O LORD , will hold me up. 19 In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul ." The p...
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