Stress. It really is a huge problem in our culture, in our society, in our world. I talk to people

all over the world. Stress is phenomenal. In fact, all you need to do is you look at the books and

the seminars about stress management to realize the enormity of the

problem. Most social scientists tell us that we live frantic, disjointed, and disconnected lives.

As a matter of fact, we are in constant battle just trying to live a focused life and a well-ordered life.

It's a battle. And most people have

their priorities are sideways, and that's really the cause of most stress. Every study had shown

that at least 60% of us are living in a continuous state of stress, constantly stressed out. I know that the medical scientists have

been warning us, and very few people are heeding that warning that a continuous stress,

that a persistent stress is very dangerous for our physical will-being. In fact, a continuous

stress can suppress the immune system.

It opens the way to cancer and infectious diseases and even strokes.

The University of Wisconsin has a very extensive stress management institute,

and they found that 90% of all the stress is brought about by worrying,

worrying about things had already happened, or worrying about things that are going to happen,

or worrying about things that could happen. none of which you have any control.

And I want you to hear me right because this is really important.

Most of the advice of the so-called experts on stress management, most of the advice is very helpful.

And I'm not against that at all.

It's very helpful. But I want to tell

you about a permanent cure for stress. And the Bible gives us lots of examples. I mean, you go

from the Old Testament, the New Testament, and lots of examples of people who either allowed

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