Stress and the Inner Battle vs. the Inner Peace

Do you ever find yourself screaming inside your head? The kids are fighting. The dog is barking. And the house is a mess.

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Do you ever find yourself screaming inside your head? The kids are fighting. The dog is barking. And the house is a mess. To top it all off-you’re expecting company over within the next thirty minutes! That sounds like a recipe for disaster, right?

Welcome to my house on more occasions than once!

I want to talk about stress and the inner battle vs. the inner Peace.

We all get stressed. That’s no secret. But we all get stressed at different times and for different reasons, right?

I love what GotQuestions.org says, “The dictionary defines stress as “physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension.” Some stress is necessary and even good-such as the physical strain we put on our muscles in order to make them stronger. But when we talk about “stress,” we are usually referring to excessive or negative mental or emotional strain or tension. While “stress” is not specifically mentioned in the Bible, Scripture does speak to things such as anxiety, worry, and trouble-things we often…