Thank you for joining listeners across six continents for leading the way with Bible teacher and international evangelist, Dr. Michael Youssef. In this episode, Dr. Yousef helps you understand commonly quoted words of Jesus and what they mean for life today. You'll see how his words deliver you affirmation of salvation through his life,

his death, his burial, and his resurrection. So listen with me as Dr. Yousuff begins today's

leading the way audio message. I believe that there is one affliction, one affliction, that all of us, everyone at the

sound of my voice is susceptible to or prone to, it will be this.

Stress.

Stress. Well, how do I define stress? It is our response to physical, mental, emotional,

even spiritual pressures or demands that are placed on us that we feel in life.

When we get stressed out, we often experience some physical symptoms, whether it would be digestive disorder, disruption of our sleep pattern, nervous sticks, or high blood pressure,

and on and on and on. I am not a doctor, but I play one on television.

I often chuckle when I hear one of those so-called experts who come on television or anywhere

who say, what you need to do is eliminate stress from your life.

I say, well, how?

Tell me how.

But thank God that in John chapter 14, our Lord Jesus Christ gives us a manual

for stress management. Turn to John 14, please. If you are feeling stressed right now,

I have good news for you. I have good news for you.

John 14, because the very first thing that our Lord Jesus Christ says to the disciples

after they came from the upper room across the Kedron Valley, the very first thing, he says to that before he could tell them that I am the way, the truth,

and the life, before he says that, verse one, he says,

let your hearts not be troubled.

Or do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me.

Now, beloved, the fact that more than any other time, at least in my lifetime, and I've seen

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