Sress Vs. Pressure
I recently attended a Ladies Retreat and the speaker chose to hit on a few topics that were very real in our lives. My first thought was how brave she was to speak on such topics that are normally taboo, like stress, anger, bitterness, etc. Then as I listened it was an immeasurable blessing to finally have Scriptures and tools to help face some of these issues in my own life. This past year was one of the more difficult ones to live through, but with God’s grace and this retreat there were more victories than failures. At this particular time I’d like to share what I learned about stress. The first thing I need to do is break it down and define it. We need to separate “pressure” from “stress”. Defined, pressure is the external circumstances in our lives. For example… car breaks down, health issues, unemployment, elderly parents, financial struggles, and so on. In God’s providence, He allows these trials and testings to strengthen us. (James 1:2-4) Defined, stress is the internal re...