The Some. Some people believe that following Jesus, trying to be a good person, try to do the

right thing, that should guarantee a carefree life life but Jesus himself told us in this

world we will have tribulation no one is exempt from trials.

Today on truth for life Alistair Begg begins a new study called Dangers, Toils, and Snairs.

He's teaching us how we can deal with stress biblically. publicly.

I'm quoting now from my files from an article, I'm quoting now from my files from an article taken from the American Management Association.

And this is an article about litigation that was beginning to break in the early 80s

in the workplace of American industry, particularly in business, as it related

to the employee claims for damages to their lives and to their home directly related to stress.

And here are three of the ones that were coming before the courts around that time.

On the morning of January 31st, 1979,

Roger left for work early as usual, drove into the city to his office.

Instead of putting in his customary long day, however, he left the office

abruptly during the morning, he drove home, closed the garage door, and remained seated in

his automobile with the windows down and the engine running.

The autopsy report listed carbon monoxide as the cause of death,

but Roger's widow doesn't agree.

She has filed a $6 million lawsuit claiming that Roger's job caused his death.

She claims the employer, number one, failed to respond to his repeated complaints about

overwork, and number two displayed a callous and conscious disregard for his mental health.

Item 2, an Atlanta air traffic controller is claiming stress from a fatal plane crash caused him to become insane and

kill his wife. The controller was in control of an airplane when it ran into a hillstorm,

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