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Message Series - Pest Control - Part 1 - Controlling The Pest Of Stress - 10-07-12
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CONTROLLING THE PEST OF
STRESS
This is the age of the half-read page. The
quick hash and the mad dash. The bright night and the nerves tight.
The lamp tan in a brief span. The plane hop and the brief stop. The brain strain and
the heart pain.
The cat naps till the spring snaps. And the
fun’s done.
THE PURSUIT OF SUCCESS LEADS
TO STRESS
Stress is an inevitable part of our
lives!
Stress impacts
us in many different ways!
Stress can be very destructive
if we let it!
Stress can never be totally removed,
but it can be managed!
OUR WORRIES AND STRESS
BECOME A “PEST”
2 Sides of the same coin: stress
and worry!
Don’t worry about anything…
(Philippians 4:6 – Living Bible)
Assuming responsibilities that God never
intended for me to have!
The things we stress over and worry
about:
40% never happen
The things we stress over and worry
about: 30% concern
the past
The things we stress over and worry
about:
12% needless about health concerns
The things we stress over and worry
about: 10% insignificant
or petty issues
The things we stress over and worry
about:
8% legitimate concerns
(Jesus) "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about
itself. Each day has enough troubles of its
own." (Matthew 6:34 – New International
Version)
Let’s review . . .
THE PURSUIT OF SUCCESS LEADS
TO STRESS
OUR WORRIES AND STRESS
BECOME A “PEST”
Now here is the good news . . .
OUR GOD CAN TURN YOUR
STRESS INTO REST
It is senseless for you to work so hard from early
morning until late at night...
God wants his loved ones to get
their proper rest.
(Psalm 127:2 –Living Bible)
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke
upon you.
Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you
will find rest for your souls.
(Matthew 11:28-29 – New Living Translation)
R
Realize how much you are worth!
God decided to give us life through the word
of truth so we might be the most important of all
the things he made. (James 1:18 – New Century
Version)
...your heavenly Father feeds the (sparrows), you are far more valuable to
him than they are.(Matthew 6:26 – Living Bible
God says, "I have engraved you on the palms of my hands". (Isaiah 49:16 – New International
Version)
You matter to God!
He loves You!
As your Father, He wants to take
care of You!
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 heavenly Father feeds
them.
And aren’t you farmore valuable to him
than they are? (Matthew 6:25-26 - New
Living Translation)
. . . not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father
knowing it. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered.
So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God
than a whole flock of sparrows. (Matthew 10:29-31- New
Living Translation)
If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31 – New
International Version)
E
Enjoy what you already have!
All of us should...enjoy what we have worked for;
it is God's gift. (Ecclesiastes 3:13 –Good News
Bible)
"It is better to have only a little, with peace of mind,
than be busy all the time..."
(Ecclesiastes 4:6 – Good News Bible)
Most Americans have a bad case of
AFFLUENZA
KEY WORD: Contentment
“Happiness with one's situation in life”
What does a man get for all the toil and anxious
striving with which he labors under the sun? All his days his work is pain
and grief;
even at night his mind does not rest. This too is
meaningless. A man can do nothing better than to eat
and drink and find satisfaction in his work.
This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for
without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?
(Ecclesiastes 2:22-25 - New International Version)
. . . contentment is itself great wealth. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the
world,
and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. So if we have enough food
and clothing, let us be content. (1 Timothy 6:6-8
- New Living Translation)
I've learned by now to be quite content whatever my circumstances. I'm just as happy with little
as with much, with much as with little.
I've found the recipe for being happy whether full or hungry, hands full
or hands empty.
Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who
makes me who I am. (Philippians 4:11-13 - The Message)
S
Stop working and take a break!
Only someone too stupid to find his way home would
wear himself out with work!
(Ecclesiastes 10:15 – Good News Bible)
The LORD replied, “I will personally go with you . . . and I will give you rest —
everything will be fine for you.”
(Exodus 33:14 - New Living Translation)
The 4 R’s
RELAX
RECHARGE
REFOCUS
RESUME
What good is it for a man to gain the whole world,
yet forfeit his soul? (Mark 8:36 – New International
Version)
T
Take all of your stress, worry and pressure and give
it to the Lord
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares
about you. (1 Peter 5:7 – New Living
Translation)
Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion?
Come to me. Get away with me, you'll recover
your life.
I'll show you how to take a real
rest. (Matthew 11:28 – The
Message)
He gives strength to those who are tired and more power to those who are
weak . . .
But the people who trust the Lord will become
strong again. They will rise up as an eagle in the sky;
they will run and not need rest; they will walk and not become tired. (Isaiah 40:29, 31 -
New Century Version)
LET’S PRAYTOGETHER
Next Sunday Part 2
Of Our Series
Join us as Pastor Chuck shares a message titled,
“CONTROLLING THE PEST OF FEAR”