Dealing with stress/anxiety/worry

STRESS IS A SILENT KILLER High blood pressure Ulcers Panic disorders Sleep disorders Depression

“A person can worry themselves into bad health, but you cant worry yourself into a longer life.”

Stress is common among us all Whether your 5 or 105 Kids -Fitting in -School - Bullying -Peer pressure -Home life Adults -Self image -Money -Health -Job -Family

Is all stress bad? No Without challenges we wont grow It also can help us achieve and strive towards our goals

If we are overwhelmed with stress we are sinning and not trusting god Mismanagement of stress can lead us into sin. Make us forget that we must trust God The key is how we manage stress

Prayer This was the number 1 way Jesus dealt with his times of stress. Luke 5:16  But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. Matthew 14:23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone,

Jesus had more reason to stress than all of us Massive crowds around him Performing healing and miracles Taking on the forces of evil Taking on the sins of the world Teaching his disciples / turning them into men of faith.

Next time you are stressed or worried take your worries to god in prayer. . Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus

Meditate on gods word (bible) The Bible contains the best ways to handle stress Its our life guide Sermon on the mount Matthew 5-7 Love your enemies , prayer, treasures in heaven the narrow and wide gates.

Matthew 6:25-34  Do Not Worry 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Matthew 11:28-30 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” We tend to overcomplicate life Go back to basics

Releasing and recieving We need to let go of the stress or worry We need to receive Gods gift or answer.

Psalm 23 A psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2     He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3     he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths     for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk     through the darkest valley,[a] I will fear no evil,     for you are with me; your rod and your staff,     they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me     in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil;     my cup overflows. 6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me     all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord     forever.

A life fully trusting God will bring us true inner peace.

Adapting Changing your life to fully trusting god may be out of rhythm with your current life. Learn to put him first, Have a spiritual routine. What God has planned wont change put your trust in him.

CONCLUSION There is no shame in stress We need to learn to manage it correctly Take your troubles to the Lord in prayer Meditate on his word (the Bible) Release all your worries Receive his help or his gift Adapt to his teachings (Put him first above everything)