PUTTING STRESS TO REST
“It seems being in that place of rest starts with a decision.”
Heb 4:3(a) For we who have believed do enter that rest
Both stress and rest are decisions. Since Belief in the finished work of Christ gives us rest, then Unbelief gives us stress. Stress is like the warm ocean waters that give rise to the cyclonic momentum of a tropical storm, transforming it to a hurricane! There are 10 health problems fueled by stress: 1) Heart disease 2) Asthma 3) Obesity 4) Diabetes 5) Headaches 6) Depression / Anxiety 7) Gastrointestinal problems 8) Alzheimer's 9) Accelerated aging 10) Premature death. Stress kills!
We can see that stress is a vicious weapon of mass destruction in the hands of our enemy. The scripture tells us, “[[[There remains]]] a rest for the people of God.” (Heb 4:9) Rest is much more powerful than stress. When we choose to breathe the heavenly air of God’s rest, stress has to go! However, you can choose to stress but why on earth would you decide to stress when believing / trusting in Jesus gives us rest? This awesome, promised rest gives us the ability to roll all of our burdens over on the Lord and leave all of our cares in His almighty hands! Put all of your trust in Jesus today, with your every situation and circumstance and put your every stress to rest in Jesus name! AMEN! HALLELUJAH!
Every blessing!
—Tom