Stressed Out part 1

10. Antacid tablets have become your sole source of nutrition.

10. Antacid tablets have become your sole source of nutrition.

9. You begin to explore the possibility of setting up an I.V. drip solution of espresso.

9. You begin to explore the possibility of setting up an I.V. drip solution of espresso.

7. You think about how relaxing it would be if you were in jail right now.

7. You think about how relaxing it would be if you were in jail right now.

8. You say the same sentence over and over again, not realizing that you have said it before.

8. You say the same sentence over and over again, not realizing that you have said it before.

6. You include “Bathroom Breaks” on your to-do list.

6. You include “Bathroom Breaks” on your to-do list.

5. You’re stockpiling food in case that Y2K bug ever hits.

5. You’re stockpiling food in case that Y2K bug ever hits.

3. You say the same sentence over and over again, not realizing that you have said it before.

3. You say the same sentence over and over again, not realizing that you have said it before.

1. You’re still upset that I skipped #4.1. You’re still upset that I skipped #4.2. You listen to your relaxation CDs on high

speed.2. You listen to your relaxation CDs on high

speed.

Stressed Out part 1

8% ARE REAL CONCERNS

40% WILL NEVER HAPPEN

30% CONCERN THE PAST

12% DEAL WITH CRITICISM

10% RELATED TO HEALTH

“I’ve dealt with many crises in my life, but few will ever happen.”

“I’ve dealt with many crises in my life, but few will ever happen.”

Mark TwainMark Twain

Realize that troubles are going to happen.

Realize that troubles are going to happen.

If you want to survive the stresses of life…If you want to survive the stresses of life…

“The perfect no-stress environment is the grave.”

“The perfect no-stress environment is the grave.”

Greg Anderson

Greg Anderson

Matt

hew

6:3

4 (

NLT

)M

att

hew

6:3

4 (

NLT

) “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”

“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”

“Worry doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.”

“Worry doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.”Corrie

Ten BoomCorrie

Ten Boom

Keep a positive perspective.

Keep a positive perspective.

If you want to survive the stresses of life…If you want to survive the stresses of life…

Jam

es

1:2

-4 (

NLT

)Ja

mes

1:2

-4 (

NLT

) Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

“Don’t stare at what you don’t want to hit.”

“Don’t stare at what you don’t want to hit.”Kim

Reichhelm Kim

Reichhelm

Ask yourself, “Is this worth stressing about?”

Ask yourself, “Is this worth stressing about?”

If you want to survive the stresses of life…If you want to survive the stresses of life…

Matt

hew

6:2

5-2

7 (

NLT

)M

att

hew

6:2

5-2

7 (

NLT

) “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your

“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your

Matt

hew

6:2

5-2

7 (

NLT

)M

att

hew

6:2

5-2

7 (

NLT

) heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?”

heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?”

“Worry is like a rocking chair. It will keep you busy but won’t get you anywhere!”

“Worry is like a rocking chair. It will keep you busy but won’t get you anywhere!”

Vance HavnerVance Havner

Remember that Jesus cares for you and knows what you’re going through.

Remember that Jesus cares for you and knows what you’re going through.

If you want to survive the stresses of life…If you want to survive the stresses of life…

Phili

pp

ian

s 4

:12

-13

(N

LT)

Phili

pp

ian

s 4

:12

-13

(N

LT) I know how to live on

almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

Phili

pp

ian

s 4

:6 (

NLT

)Phili

pp

ian

s 4

:6 (

NLT

) Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

2 C

ori

nth

ians

4:8

(N

LT)

2 C

ori

nth

ians

4:8

(N

LT) We are pressed on

every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair.

We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair.

Matt

hew

11

:28

(N

LT)

Matt

hew

11

:28

(N

LT) “Come to me, all of you

who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”

“Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”

Pro

verb

s 3

:5-6

(N

LT)

Pro

verb

s 3

:5-6

(N

LT) Trust in the Lord with all

your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.

Don’t try to go it alone.Don’t try to go it alone.

If you want to survive the stresses of life…If you want to survive the stresses of life…

Heb

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s 1

0:2

5 (

NLT

)H

eb

rew

s 1

0:2

5 (

NLT

) And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another…

And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another…

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