Strategies for Stressful Times
Rick WarrenWe all face stressful seasons in life, times when we feel like we’re treading water and barely getting by. Thankfully, God’s Word gives us new strength to keep going, to trust God when it doesn’t make sense, and to handle stress even in the
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most difficult of times. In this series, Pastor Rick explains how to make it across the finish line when you’re feeling tired and worn out.
Episodes
- 1How to be Happy No Matter What - Pt 1To study what God has to say about happiness, go to the book of Philippians in the Bible. It’s the most positive, happy book in God's Word. In this message series, Pastor Rick looks to the life of Paul to discover how to be happy, even during dark days.
- 2Finding the Strength To Keep Going When I'm Emotionally Worn Out - Pt 2Do you feel under attack? Tell God. Do you feel like you have no energy? Tell God. Do you feel rejected or lonely? Tell God. In this message, Pastor Rick encourages you to dump everything you’re feeling right now onto the Lord—he wants to hear from you!
- 3Finding the Strength to Keep Going When I'm Emotionally Worn Out - Pt 1Spectators at a race often shout, “Keep going!” to motivate the athletes. That’s also great advice for anyone who feels emotionally, mentally, or spiritually exhausted from running the marathon of life. Join Pastor Rick as he reminds us that God will give us the power we need to finish what he has called us to do.
- 4Jesus' Secrets of Resilience - Pt 2When you know where you’re headed and you focus in that direction, you’re less likely to be distracted by less important things. Jesus lived that way and was a master of concentration. In this message, Pastor Rick shares how you can live a selective life like Jesus so you can live for God’s kingdom and do what pleases the Father.
- 5Jesus' Secrets of Resilience - Pt 1If you’re not sure who you are, you can be manipulated and molded by the pressures, problems, and people around you—and that leads to stress! Join Pastor Rick as he shares how to settle in your mind that God loves you unconditionally and that you’re his child.
- 6How to Keep Your Tank Filled Instead of Running on Empty - Pt 3The antidote to the two biggest causes of stress in your life is gentleness and humility. You learn them by reminding yourself every day that you’re not God and you’re not the savior. Join Pastor Rick to continue learning about the calm and rest only Jesus offers.
- 7How to Keep Your Tank Filled Instead of Running on Empty - Pt 2One reason we often feel overloaded is because we’re trying to control things too much, often without even realizing it. In this message, Pastor Rick teaches the importance of staying in step with Jesus, the One who loves you and has great things in store for you!
- 8How to Keep Your Tank Filled Instead of Running on Empty - Pt 1What does Jesus say when we come to him with an emptiness in our lives? How does he respond when we tell him that we have nothing to give? Join Pastor Rick as he reminds you that God will never scold you or turn you away; he will always say, “Come to me.”
- 9How to Trust God When You Don't Like the Changes In Your Life - Pt 3The bigger the changes that happen in your life, the more time you need to spend with God, reading the Bible, talking to him in prayer, and listening to what he wants to say to you. Join Pastor Rick as he highlights the importance of spending daily time with God so you can experience his peace and rest.
- 10How to Trust God When You Don't Like the Changes In Your Life - Pt 2There will always be people in your life who have bad intentions, or who will resent, criticize, and hurt you. There’s no way around it. Thankfully, as Pastor Rick teaches in this message, you can trust that God sees, he cares, and he will deliver justice.
- 11How to Trust God When You Don't Like the Changes In Your Life - Pt 1Anybody can be happy when everything's going their way. But only true joy can come from God when you’re in the middle of suffering, grief, and heartbreak. In this message, Pastor Rick explores how God’s peace can flood into the most chaotic of circumstances.
- 12How to Be Happy No Matter What Happens - Pt 2The negative opinions of others can easily get us down. And if our happiness depends on the approval of other people, we’ll never find lasting happiness. Join Pastor Rick as he helps you discover God’s strategy for true happiness.
- 13How to Be Happy No Matter What - Pt 1Pain, pressure, people, and problems—the four most common sources of unhappiness. They're the killjoys of life. In this message, Pastor Rick examines why happiness is not based on circumstances—it’s a choice.
- 14Finding the Strength to Keep Going When I'm Emotionally Worn Out - Pt 2Do you feel under attack? Tell God. Do you feel like you have no energy? Tell God. Do you feel rejected or lonely? Tell God. In this message, Pastor Rick encourages you to dump everything you’re feeling right now onto the Lord—he wants to hear from you!
- 15Finding the Strength to Keep Going When I'm Emotionally Worn Out - Pt-1Spectators at a race often shout, “Keep going!” to motivate the athletes. That’s also great advice for anyone who feels emotionally, mentally, or spiritually exhausted from running the marathon of life. Join Pastor Rick as he reminds us that God will give us the power we need to finish what he has called us to do.
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