How do Christians deal with Stress?

Question: How do Christians Deal with Stress? Before we answer the question, “How do Christians deal with stress?” let’s look at how Christians define stress. Stress tends to visit us when we’re tired, when we’re sick, when we’re driving through a crowded metropolis, when we’re late for an important meeting, or if we’ve taken on too many...

Overcoming Despair

The emotion of despair can paralyse and debilitate even the strongest of souls. Pressures from every side can be perplexing; persecution can make us feel as though we’ve been struck down. When life is filled with despair, we must not give up. Instead we can turn to God, our loving Father, and His powerful Word to regain focus. In (2 Corinthians 4:7) we read about a treasure, but the...

Overcoming Anxiety

Do you often deal with anxiety? Are you consumed with worry? You can learn to manage these emotions by understanding what the Bible says about them. Anxiety (Worry) Life is full of many concerns stemming from the absence of certainty and control over our future. While we can never be completely free from worry, the Bible shows us how to minimize worry and anxiety in our lives. (Philippians...

Prayer of anxiety or despair

Have the cares and problems of life burdened you with stress and anxiety, robbing you of peace? Take comfort from these verses and pray the prayer below asking the Lord to lift your burdens. “I will lie down in peace and sleep, for you alone, O LORD, will keep me safe.” Psalm 4:8 (NLT) “I am leaving you with a gift–peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give...

Why does God let bad things happen?

Question: “Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?” Answer: This is one of the most difficult questions in all of theology. God is eternal, infinite, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. Why should human beings (not eternal, infinite, omniscient, omnipresent, or omnipotent) expect to be able to fully understand God’s ways? The book of Job deals with this issue....