Truth Bits “Stress Calming Remedy”

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me – Psalm 119:50

When we feel stress creeping into our soul and stealing our joy, the last thing that we sometimes feel like doing is sitting down and reading the Bible. The frustration and grief feel too real, and reading seems too insufficient as a remedy.

This has been my story lately! With the stress of owning a house that I can’t sell and now having to figure out what to do? Add to that possible retirement decisions and future career moves, top it off with being a parent of two teenage children; the stress just feels all too real!

Many of you are going through situations just like this if not even greater. What I want to share with you today is nothing profound or new but a gentle reminder and that is; when we are in the midst of affliction, it is only the bible with its wonderful promises, startling standards, and exalted view of God, that can give us hope and help and healing to calm our stress. This is because God does not avoid the reality of our stress, but rather infuses it with purpose and meaning. When we see that God is actively at work in His creation, and is molding His people into the image of His Son, then suddenly stress takes on a silver lining.

The verse above gives us a snap shot of how King David dealt with stress. My prayers is that David’s comfort be your comfort in the midst of your stressful situation. May God’s Word calm your rushing heart. May you see, in the pages of His letter to you, that His love is just as true and full, His rule is just as good and powerful, and His wisdom is just as perfect and right in our times of stress as it is in our times of prosperity.

Until Next Time,
Eric W. Jackson Sr.

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