Welcome to the feminine podcast. This is Nancy Wilson. Thanks so much for joining me today.

The topic today is working under pressure and the power of stress. I've

noticed that some women have a tremendous capacity to handle pressure and some not so much and when you have much

to do and a deadline looming that's what I call pressure your eyes on the clock and you get tight and nervous and your heart can even start racing.

But other times it can just be a series of unplanned events that are stressful that you just have to walk through because you have

no choice.

And so the stress itself prevents opportunities for us to either trust the Lord and do it gracefully, meaning full of grace, or belly-flop.

So what is this condition of stress really, spiritually speaking? It's not a sin to be under pressure.

Pressure is not sin, it's simply life, but in some situations and for some of us it can be a setup for temptation though not a sin in itself.

It's not the stress but it's evil companions that can stumble us.

Some people would not call stress a temptation because they really thrive under stress,

or at least they appear to.

But for others, stress presents an opportunity to sin and stumble and fall.

It opens a door to temptation,

but temptation is not sin.

It's giving way to temptation that is a sin. For example, stress might be a ripe atmosphere for a temptation to worry. I'm not going to get this done on time or it may be a

temptation to be annoyed and lose your joy because the dinner is not going to

come out of the oven at the appropriate time.

These are just two simple illustrations,

and there's so many, many more

where stress can be applied and usher in with it a temptation.

Let's say you're running late and you might miss your flight.

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