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October 1, 2025 · 10 min · Caring for Your Mental Health
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Finding Peace in Stress 0:00 Stress. How to cope at the end of your rope. What is God's heart on stress? Stress can take us down 1 of 2 paths. For many, stress leads to0:11 unrest, Frustrations at work, responsibilities at home, deadlines at school, unfinished to do lists, heartbreaking headlines, and troubled relationships all pile up to an0:23 overwhelming sense of weariness, exhaustion, pressure, and unrest. And the enemy wants to use the unrest to arrest you, to hold you captive to the pressures and0:34 stresses of life. But God's plan, his path for stress, leads not to painful unrest, but rather peaceful rest. The enemy wants to0:46 overwhelm you with unrest, but the Lord wants you to overcome with his rest. Stress is inevitable, but hope is available. If you want to find peace in0:58 times of stress, come to the Lord and find the rest you're looking for in him. Let me teach you because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your1:10 souls. Matthew 11 29 n l t. God is with you in times of stress. What not fear? For I am with you. Do not beGod's Promises in Stressful Times 1:22 dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41 10. But you,1:34 God, see the trouble of the afflicted. You consider their grief and take it in hand. Psalm 10 14. God wants to give you peace when your heart is1:46 troubled, stressed, and afraid. Peace I leave with you. My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled,1:58 and do not be afraid. John 14 27. God wants to carry your burden and give you rest. Come to me, all you who2:09 are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11 28. God wants to guide you when you're too stressed to make decisions.2:22 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Psalm 32 8. God wants to strengthen you when you're2:34 weak and weary. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak times of stress. I will build an altar to God who answered me in the day of my distress2:46 and who has been with me wherever I have gone. Genesis 35 3. Key verses to memorize. Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, andPractical Steps to Manage Stress 2:58 I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden3:10 is light. Matthew 11 28 through 30. Key passage to read. First Kings 19 1 through 18.3:22 My personalized plan. As I seek to manage the stress in my life, I will seek to be healthy. I will eat healthy, get adequate sleep each night,3:34 avoid harmful substances, and exercise regularly as I am able. I will get regular medical checkups and talk with my doctor about my stress if needed. Do3:46 you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own. You were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your3:57 bodies. First Corinthians 6 19 through 20. Learn relaxation techniques. I will learn breathing techniques and other4:09 exercises to calm myself down when I am stressed. I will take a time out as needed to give myself a few minutes to calm down in stressful situations. I have calmed and4:20 quieted myself. I am like a weaned child with its mother. Like a weaned child, I am content. Psalm 1 31 verse 2. Express4:32 my emotions. I will talk with a trusted friend or family member, wise counselor, and especially with God about my stress and emotions. I will journal my thoughts and4:44 feelings regularly, especially when I am stressed. In my distress, I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free. Psalm 1 18 54:56 and l t. Draw near to God. I will pray and read God's word daily, meditating on his truths and talking with him honestly.5:08 I will attend church regularly to worship, receive encouragement from God's word, and be with other believers. All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles teach whatever is lovely,5:20 whatever is admirable. If anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. Philippians 4 8. Number 4, identify triggers.5:33 I will identify which situations, feelings, people, environments, and circumstances typically lead me to feel stressed. I will find healthy ways to prepare for and cope5:44 with those situations. Give careful thought to your ways. Haggai 1 5. Build boundaries. I will identify where I can create5:56 boundaries in my life to limit stressful interactions and prevent overextending myself. I will communicate my need for boundaries, time, and space as needed with the people in my life.6:08 Above all else, guard your heart for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4 23. Take time for myself. I will do at6:20 least 1 thing each day that brings me joy and gives me peace. I will take time to rest daily, weekly, Sabbath, and yearly, taking vacation time,6:32 and not feel guilty about it. Yes. My soul find rest in God. My hope comes from him. Psalm 62 5. Be inCommunity and Gratitude in Stress 6:44 community. I will make time to be with friends and family to talk, share a meal together, or go out together. I will look into joining a local church, bible study, book6:56 club, gym, exercise class, or other community group. 2 people are better off than 1, for they can help each other succeed. If 1 person falls, the other can reach out and7:07 help. Ecclesiastes 4 9 through 10, NLT. Be thankful. I will write down a few things I am thankful for each7:19 day. I will give thanks to God for his many blessings and gracious gifts in my life. Give thanks in all circumstances for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.7:31 First Thessalonians 5 18. Rest in my identity in Christ. I will remember my identity is not in my job,Resting in God's Love and Grace 7:43 performance, work, ministry, or accomplishments. I will rest in God's grace and find my identity in Christ as a beloved child of God. See what great7:54 love the father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God, strength to his people. The Lord blesses his people with peace. Psalm 29 11.8:07 Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46 10. The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.8:19 The Lord is good to all. He has compassion on all he has made. Psalm 1 45 8 through 9. The Lord your God is in your midst. A mighty8:31 1 who will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness. He will quiet you by his love. He will exalt over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3 178:43 ESV. I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life. Neither angels nor demons.8:55 Neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow. Not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below.9:07 Indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our lord. Romans 8 38 through 39,9:19 NLT. Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our father, who loved us, and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope,9:31 comfort you, and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say. Second Thessalonians 2 16 through 17, NLT.In this video 0:00 Finding Peace in Stress1:14 God's Promises in Stressful Times2:51 Practical Steps to Manage Stress6:41 Community and Gratitude in Stress7:33 Resting in God's Love and Grace
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