Are You Under Pressure?

Stress is not a new phenomenon. In fact, stress is the body’s natural way to deal with impending danger. All systems are heightened and it can be a life saving reaction. However, continued stress has the opposite effect. It can cause great internal danger to the body by increasing blood pressure and causing heart problems.

Pressure can cause stress. Continued pressure can cause an overload of stress. We live in a pressure packed society. How can we deal with pressure:

If your faith remains strong, even while surrounded by life’s difficulties, you will continue to experience the untold blessings of God! True happiness comes as you pass the test with faith, and receive the victorious crown of life promised to every lover of God! James 1:12 (TPT)

There is no way to avoid life’s difficulties. Problems and challenges are going to arise. How do we deal with them? By building ourselves up in our most holy faith. Faith in a God who will handle our difficulties and will help us keep our blood pressure down and our heart rate regulated. What kind of parent wants to feel as if their children think they have no ability to handle the problems in the family? Even if our circumstances are challenged, we want our children to feel secure that we will work everything out.

God is our ultimate parent. We offend Him when we don’t have confidence in Him, and His ability to work through every one of life’s challenges for us. Of course we have to give Him permission. God will not override our will. If we want HIs help, we have to ask for it:

This is the reason I urge you to boldly believe for whatever you ask for in prayer—be convinced that you have received it and it will be yours. Mark 11:24 (TPT)

According the CDC nearly 47% of Americans have hypertension, that amounts to about 116 million people. This number could be greatly reduced, if even we as believers would put our hope, our trust, our confidence in a God who can do anything but fail, not once but every time.

Maria