Stress Is the Enemy

WOWgroup Global Fellowship NJ

WOWgroup Global Fellowship NJ had the privilege of hearing one of it's own Mrs. Cristina Altreche. A woman who a year ago would never would have dared to take this giant leap of faith and share such a powerful message.

“But in the beginning of the year I proclaimed change in my life so here I am, doing the will of the Lord." What a wonderful way of beginning a message kudos to you Cristina.

Mrs. Cristina Altreche began by given WOWgroup Global Fellowship NJ the definition for Stress. According to the dictionary stress is the emotional and physical strain caused by our response to pressure from the outside world. WOWgroup Global Fellowship NJ was reminded that many Bible translations do not use the word "stress," however, Scripture does teach on anxiety, worry and trouble. In addition, it gives us clear answers on how we should deal with each of them.

Mrs. Cristina Altreche then gave examples on how stress can lead to illnesses in the body. Stress is the reason for two thirds of the total visits to the doctors. It is also the leading cause of the coronary artery diseases, cancer, accidents and respiratory diseases.

WOWgroup Global Fellowship NJ was reminded that some people handle stress better than others and how they handle stress can be a matter of life or death.

Example: When those problems or trials come their way they don’t let it stay with them or let it bring them down. Perfect example…. how heavy is this cup of water? The weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long you try and hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day you’ll have to call an ambulance. In each case it was the same weight the same burden the longer I held it the heavier it became.

Stress Management through Christ

1. The way to approach this at night is to go to God in prayer, UNLOADING OUR CARES before Him with a trust that He will help us deal with them, and then close our eyes and get the rest we need.
(Psalm 55:22) “CAST YOUR BURDEN ON THE LORD, and He will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous to be moved.”