Excerpted from of All Stressed Up and Everywhere to Go! Solutions to De-Stressing Your Life and Recovering Your Sanity © Copyright 2011 by Relationship Resources. All Rights Reserved. Stress affects all of us, and a joyful, productive life depends on having skills for handling it well. God’s Word provides the strategies we need to manage
Read MoreJesus is such a great example to us in so many different ways to manage stress. Today we look at something we don’t often look at as a stress management technique. Read the following verses. What can you learn from them? Matthew 16:21-23—From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he
Read MoreOnce again, Jesus is our example of how to handle stress. Today we see him resting. What can you learn from Jesus’ example? Mark 6:31-32—Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t
Read MoreRead the following verses and consider ways Jesus used joy to help him deal with his stress. What can you learn from them and apply today to your life? John 15:11—I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. (New Living Translation) Hebrews 12:2—Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the
Read MoreEveryone develops some healthy and unhealthy reactions to stress. Whether a reaction is healthy or not often depends on how it is handled. Some reactions are inherently more destructive than others. The American Psychological Association* discovered that many adults say they have felt the physical effects of stress in the past month: 47 percent say
Read MoreConsider the following passages to see how Jesus faced His terrible stress situation and how He clearly identified its causes. Once again, Jesus is our example. Write what you learn from each. Matthew 26:20-24: “And while they were eating, he said, ‘I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me.’” Matthew 26:38: “My
Read MoreThis blog is excerpted from All Stressed Up and Everywhere to Go! Solutions to De-Stressing Your Life and Recovering Your Sanity. ©Copyright 2011 by Relationship Resources. We can’t begin to manage our stress unless we know what the specific causes are. What if you went to a doctor and told him, “I feel terrible but
Read MoreLook what Jesus said when He was in His most stressful situation, when He was hanging on the cross, carrying all of our sins. Luke 23:34—Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. Jesus is an amazing example of how to forgive
Read MoreHow did Jesus’ relationships with other people help him to manage his stress? And what can you learn from Him? Matthew 26:36-38—Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along
Read MoreLook at Jesus’ relationship with the Father. Once again, Jesus is our example. What can you learn that can help you manage your own stress from the following verses? John 16:28—I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father. John 17:1—After Jesus said
Read MoreThere are many, many great stress management techniques. However, we are going to just focus on a few that Jesus used when He was in stressful situations. Jesus is our best example of how to manage stress. Over the next couple of weeks we’ll look at one each day. The first stress relief solution that
Read MoreEarlier this week we looked at Philippians 4:4—Rejoice in the Lord always; and again I will say rejoice. Today let’s look at Philippians 3:1—Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. Paul is reminding them
Read MoreOver the next few blogs we’re going to look at some of the resources Jesus used to manage His stress. There are many more in All Stressed Up and Everywhere to Go. One stress management technique that Jesus used was His trust in the Father. 1 Peter 2:23 says, “When they hurled their insults at
Read MoreGod’s Name of the Day: Dwelling Place Psalms 90:1-2—Lord you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Some things you can do today with God’s name: In this stressful day and age, we
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