How Stress Affect You and Some Ways to Deal with Stress According to the Bible

How can Stress Affect you?
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How can Stress Affect you?
Stress can affect my body, thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Stress symptoms can affect my body, resulting in muscle tension and pain, headaches, fatigue, change in sex drive, stomach upset, and sleep problems. It can affect my mood leading to anxiety, increased anger and irritability, feeling overwhelmed, declined motivation, restlessness, and depression. Lastly, stress can affect my social life. Undergoing persistent or high-level stress can affect my behaviors resulting in social withdrawal, alcohol abuse, angry outbursts, undereating or overeating, and lack of motivation to engage in physical exercise (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2021).
The Bible recommends attending to the needs of your spiritual life as a way to manage stress. One of the ways to attend to spiritual life needs is to be sure about one’s salvation. This includes resolving any doubts a person might have about their salvation. It is also important to create and maintain a regular time for reading and reflecting on the Word of God. Reading the Bible allows a person to reflect on the awesomeness of our Creator and wonder at His mercy and care for them, despite the hard situation. It also allows a person to remain connected to God through prayer. It is important to recognize that while God expects a person to exercise prudence and diligen...