The Truth About Stress

Published: May 10, 2020, 10 a.m.

Coronavirus \nThe Truth About Stress\nMay 10, 2020, Pastor Michael Dascoli\n\nMyth: you can escape stress by a simple change of address\nTruth: stress will find you anywhere\n\nJESUS\u2019 STRATEGY FOR HANDLING STRESS\n1: The Principle of Identification: I Must Know Who I Am \n\u201cI testify on my own behalf.\u201d John 8:18 RSV\n\n2: The Principle of Dedication: I must Know Who I Am Trying To Please\nMyth: In order to be happy, I must be liked by everybody\n\u201cI seek not to please myself but Him who sent me.\u201d John 5:30 \n\n\u201cWe must obey God rather than human beings!\u201d Acts 5:29\n(ref. Ephesians 1:5-6 TPT)\n\n3: The Principle of Prioritization: I must Know What I Want to Accomplish \n\u201cI know where I came from and where I am going.\u201d John 8:14b\n\n\u201cI must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God\u2026, because that is why I was sent.\u201d Luke 4:43\nChallenge: Start your day asking, what\u2019s the most important thing I can do today? \n\n4: The Principle of Invocation: I must practice the presence of God \n\u201c\u2026news about (Jesus) spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses. 16 But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.\u201d Luke 5:15a-16\n\nChallenge: make time to be alone with the Father\n\u201cBe still and know that I am God.\u201d Psalm 46:10\n\n\u201cWait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.\u201d Psalm 27:14:\n\n5: The Principle of Relaxation: I Must Take Time to Enjoy Life\n(ref. Mark 6:31, Mathew 11:28-30 TPT )\n\nPray:\nWhat is God\u2019s Spirit saying to you today?\nHow must you respond?