Many in our nation and around the world have been diagnosed with stress disorders, from distress that can stem from a strained relationship, death of a loved one, or financial problems to post traumatic stress disorder due to  a terrifying event that may have taken place in the individuals life.

I will give you an example on what many doctors label as post traumatic disorder . It is a personal experience before I gave my life to Christ. As a girl who grew up in a very abusive household, moved out on my own and planned on being someone who would never get hurt, bullied or beat on again I lived a life full of anger, lies and sexual sin. One day as I took a hit of a stick of weed I started to smoke just a couple of months prior I started to have delusional thoughts of not being able to breath. As I got closer to the mall I was headed to with another person my mind seemed to be reeling out of control with wild thoughts and imaginations of not being able to breath. I tried my best to play it off but it was short lived as I got out of the car, walked to the front door of Sears and started to hyperventilate. I had no idea what was happening as I tried to what seemed to be, "catch my breath" my heart was racing and beating so hard I kept telling the person I was with I was having a heart attack. Now I can say by the Grace of God I regained myself after what seemed to be a long time of going through this panic attack, got driven back to my apartment and laid on the sofa with the a/c on full blast. That was the first day of 6 years living in great anxiety, horrible fear, awful imaginations and thoughts filled with fear and torment of that moment happening again when I least expected it and losing control. With all this the emergence of stronge urges also known as ocd  accompanied this. 

I can say this with great understanding as to how stress feels and how it can get out of control that the only way I was able to break free and Live was by this:
  • Giving my entire heart and life to Jesus Christ...Literally giving Him everything. Matthew 10:39
  • Being baptized with the Holy Spirit and Fire. Matthew 3:11

These two things are the only way one can break free from any kind and all kinds of stress. With these two things the following automatically takes place:
  • Healing and deliverance from all that tormented and hurt you. Matthew 4:24
  • Ability to walk in the Spirit of God and not the lust of the flesh. Galations 5:16
  • The fruit of the Spirit that takes over negative emotions: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  gentleness, self-control. Galations 5:22-23
  • Hunger and filling on the things of God i.e, the Word/Bible, Worship Music, Godly literature, and more. Matthew 5:6
  • A deep intimacy with the Lord God Almighty. John 14:23
  • Boldness in your walk and life in Christ. Acts 4:13
  • The gifts of the Holy Spirit manifesting in areas in your walk. 1Corinthians 12:4-7
  • A deep Love for the Lord. John 15:9
  • A peace which surpasses all understanding. Philippians 4:7
  • Abhorring of evil and ungodliness. Psalm 97:10
  • Fear of the Lord that replaces all ungodly fears. Job 28:28
  • Authority in Christ to cast out demons. Luke 9:1
  • Reaffirmation/decision that God is your life and He's all you want and will ever need. Matthew 16:24-25


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