Warring Against Worry, Anxiety & Stress

What is it?

Anxiety - fear or nervousness about what might or might not happen (no peace)

Worry - to think excessively about to the point of being consumed

Stress - mental tension physical force or pressure

Non human creations that endure stress

Automobile- Shocks on a car keep it from bouncing ( l Peter 4:12 the word) Suspension keeps the car from flipping over ( the Holy spirit) and the springs carry the weight of the vehicle ( ; prayer) Proper ventilation

Pipes - are naturally created to handle the pressure of water in liquid form. When pipes or water freezes up in the pipes it causes expandable pressure resulting in the pipes to burst. Frozen water prevents the flow of other water causing a buildup of frozen water resulting in burst pipes () Improper internalization.

Note: Denial will hurt you more than it will help you.

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What causes it?

stress at work

stress from school

stress from personal relationships such as marriage or children { Judges 17:17; ll Samuel 18:5 }

stress from emotional trauma such as death of a loved one

stress from serious medical illness { , }

side effect of medicine

use of illicit drugs

symptoms of a medical illness such as heart attack, stroke, emphysema

financial stress { ; Kings 4:1-8 }

How to handle it?

Introspection

Admit { }

Adjust { }

Adhere { ll Timothy 3:16-17 ; }

know your weapons

ll Corinthians 10:4-5

Ephesians 6:14–18 LEB

Stand therefore, girding your waist with truth, and putting on the breastplate of righteousness, and binding shoes under your feet with the preparation of the good news of peace, in everything taking up the shield of faith, with which you are able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one, and receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, with all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and to this end being alert with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

Truth -

Righteousness -

Peace - trust

Faith - conviction defence

Salvation - assurance

sword of the Spirit/word of God - war in the spirit - ;

Prayer - l Timothy 4:8 protein, primary source of strength