I’m Stressed Out! What Should I Do?

<div class="pdfprnt-top-right"><a href="http://ift.tt/1bImoI6" target="_blank"><img alt="image_pdf" data-recalc-dims="1" src="http://ift.tt/1AxaMgC" title="View PDF" /></a><a href="http://ift.tt/1bImr6H" target="_blank"><img alt="image_print" data-recalc-dims="1" src="http://ift.tt/1AxaLZW" title="Print Content" /></a></div> <p>Most psychologists would say that <span style="color: #666699;"><strong><a class="zem_slink" href="http://ift.tt/OB8ZDc" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Anxiety">anxiety</a> is a normal part of life</strong></span>. <em>Do you agree?</em></p> <p>I’m sure most of you don’t. Matter of fact, most people wouldn’t consider themselves a worrier and would deny the idea of being plagued with fear.</p> <h3><span style="color: #666699;">The reality is that the everyday pressures of life can be emotionally and mentally exhausting.</span></h3> <p>Do I have enough money?<br /> How can I make my relationship better?<br /> What if my health gets worst?<br /> Am I capable to succeed in school?</p> <p>These concerns may just be <strong><span style="color: #666699;">NORMAL</span></strong>. Maybe you don’t struggle in this area. But there are those who find life a little tougher than others.</p> <p>Do you know anyone with <a class="zem_slink" href="http://ift.tt/14xQTbp" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Obsessive–compulsive disorder">OCD</a>? For the record, obsessive-compulsive disorder may appear laughable when we enjoy a rerun of the TV show Monk. But the people who are truly consumed with a need for symmetry or surgical cleanliness know how deeply debilitating the situation can be.</p> <p>The point is: <span style="color: #666699;"><strong>Whether you are stressed out over a new job, needy children or the towels being folded wrong, we all worry about something.</strong></span></p> <p>The good news is that stress can be managed. You CAN live a life of minimal anxiety. Living the abundant life Jesus can to give us <a href="http://ift.tt/YF2RSs" target="_blank" title="A Path of PURPOSE Not Pleasure">does not have to mean a lifetime of burden and agony</a>.</p> <h3><span style="color: #666699;">What does the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://ift.tt/11nOmkn" rel="amazon" target="_blank" title="Holy Bible: 10th Anniversary Edition">Bible</a> say about stress, worry and anxiety?</span></h3> <blockquote> <p><strong><span style="color: #666699;">Philippians 4:6</span></strong> Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.</p> </blockquote> <p>1. The remedy for anxiety is <span style="color: #666699;"><strong>constant prayer</strong></span>. I’m referring to gathering the Saints together for a service or going a 40 week fast, but truly staying prayerful at all times and about all things.<br /> 2. When you get tired of praying for yourself, <span style="color: #666699;"><strong>go into thanksgiving</strong></span>. Start thanking God for at all times and for all things.<br /> 3. Then after that, increase your supplication – <span style="color: #666699;"><strong>beg and plead for relief</strong></span> from God.<br /> 4. Actually, God knows our wants or desires without us telling Him and He knows we need for better than we do; but He wants us to demonstrate that we <strong><span style="color: #666699;">value the mercy</span></strong> and <span style="color: #666699;"><strong>full dependence on Him</strong></span>.</p> <p>Here are other scriptures that may help you:</p> <blockquote> <p>Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.</p> <p>Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?</p> <p>Psalm 118:5-6 Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?</p> <p>Proverbs 12:25 <a class="zem_slink" href="http://ift.tt/WgFp9R" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Anxiety disorder">Anxiety</a> in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.</p> </blockquote> <h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666699;">In what ways do you release yourself from stress?</span></h4> <h3 class="zemanta-related-title" style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; clear: both;">Related articles across the web</h3> <ul class="zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <li class="zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li" style="padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 104px; font-size: 12px; margin: 0 5px 10px 0;"><a href="http://ift.tt/1K6vdHt" style="padding: 2px; display: block; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-recalc-dims="1" src="http://ift.tt/1bImr6L" style="border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 100px; max-width: 100%;" /></a><a href="http://ift.tt/1K6vdHt" style="display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 80px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px;" target="_blank">Two Steps to Overcoming Anxiety</a></li> <li class="zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li" style="padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 104px; font-size: 12px; margin: 0 5px 10px 0;"><a href="http://ift.tt/1zwJKMf" style="padding: 2px; display: block; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-recalc-dims="1" src="http://ift.tt/1zwJL2s" style="border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 100px; max-width: 100%;" /></a><a href="http://ift.tt/1zwJKMf" style="display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 80px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px;" target="_blank">Exercise Helps Lena Dunham Beat Anxiety And Depression</a></li> <li class="zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li" style="padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 104px; font-size: 12px; margin: 0 5px 10px 0;"><a href="http://ift.tt/1zwJIUw" style="padding: 2px; display: block; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-recalc-dims="1" src="http://ift.tt/1bImr6N" style="border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 100px; max-width: 100%;" /></a><a href="http://ift.tt/1zwJIUw" style="display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 80px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px;" target="_blank">Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder</a></li> </ul> <p>The post <a href="http://ift.tt/1zwJIUy" rel="nofollow">I’m Stressed Out! 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I’m Stressed Out! What Should I Do?

Most psychologists would say that anxiety is a normal part of life . Do you agree? I’m sure most of you don’t. Matter of fact, most peopl...

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