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Daily readings to help you see Jesus' light in your life
by Selwyn Hughes
What a Waste!
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer
and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to
God." (v. 6)
-- For reading & meditation: Philippians 4:1-13
We continue meditating on the principles we can use when our lives
are threatened by stress: Recognize the symptoms of stress. No alarm
bells ring in our homes or offices when we are suffering undue
stress, but there are adequate warning signs.
People under stress generally become irritable and overreact to
relatively trivial frustrations. They show a change in their sleep
patterns, and become increasingly tired and restless. They derive less
pleasure from life, experience no joy while praying or reading the
Bible, laugh less, and become plagued with feelings of inadequacy and
self-doubt. They sometimes develop psychosomatic complaints such as
tension headaches, indigestion and other things.
Some people have what is known as "target organs" - physical organs that
are the first to suffer when they are under stress. Harold Wilson
confessed that whenever he had to fire a colleague, he suffered acute
stomach pains. Henry Ford suffered cramps in his stomach whenever he had
to make an important business decision. Trotsky, when under pressure,
used to develop bouts of high temperature, and frequently had to spend
time in the Crimea recuperating.
One businessman I know always has a glass of milk on his desk from which
he takes frequent sips in order to calm his nagging peptic ulcer. Are
you able to recognize your own particular patterns of stress? You owe it
to God and yourself to find out.
The waste that goes on in Christian circles through believers channeling
their energies into coping with stress, rather than into
extending the kingdom of God, is appalling.
PRAYER:
O God, sharpen my ability to recognize the things I do that
contribute to stress in my life, so that all my energies can be
channeled into spiritual activity, not self-activity. For Jesus'
sake. Amen
FURTHER STUDY:
Luke 12:15-34; 2 Tim. 1:12; 2 Cor. 11:22-33; 12:7-10
1. What was the key to Paul's trust under stress?
2. List six reasons Jesus gave for not worrying about tomorrow.
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