Did you know that some stress in your life is good?

And I'm talking about some stress now, okay?

I'm not talking about prolonged stress, because prolonged stress is not good, but some stress

is good.

You say, how come?

I mean, every person I talk to tells me that I need to avoid stress in my life at any cost.

How can he tell me that some stress is okay?

Well, because we are so beautifully and wonderfully made, our creator made us to respond to stress.

I am told by the experts, the body releases three different hormones into your bloodstream.

These hormones are all designed to help us adapt and thrive in the midst of stress. One hormone uses stored up fat and carbohydrates

to make more oxygen and release that oxygen into your muscles. Another hormone will cause

all the routine functions of the body to basically slow down

so that all the energy focuses on the stress point.

A third hormone that is released in our body when we come under stress actually reduces

pain. Somebody said, but I get a headache when I'm under stress actually reduces pain.

Somebody said, but I get a headache when I'm under stress.

No, you get a headache after the stress has passed,

not while in the middle of the stress,

because that hormone is supposed to take that pain away.

Again, let me repeat, that prolonged stress is not good for anybody.

In fact, it can cause all kinds

of complications. But from a spiritual point of view, in your spiritual walk with Christ, when you

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