Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. There are several types of stress including Acute stress, Episodic acute stress, and Chronic stress. Acute stress is a sudden rise of stress level due to a stressful incident. A close miss of a head-on...
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08 July 2022 – Stress Management – Part 6
1 Samuel 18:14 In everything he (David) did he had great success, because the Lord was with him. Research findings have proved that intense pressure to perform and meet deadlines lowers performance levels. Performance pressure is appraised as either ‘threat’ or ‘challenge’. Employees with high emotional stability who perceive performance pressure as a ‘challenge’ rather...
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07 July 2022 – Stress Management – Part 5
1 Samuel 4:18a When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off his chair by the side of the gate. A stressful incident makes the heart pound, and hands quiver. Bad news activates the sympathetic nervous system, which causes our body to release stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline. “It can be damaging...
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05 July 2022 – Stress Management – Part 3
1 Timothy 1:15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. Stress caused by rejection stabs our self-esteem. ‘Social snub’ augments anger, anxiety, envy, and depression. Neuroscience has concluded after extensive research that emotional pain caused by rejection, loss or betrayal has almost the same effect as...
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04 July 2022 – Stress Management – Part 2
1 Samuel 18:8 And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. David was under tremendous pressure at his workplace. After a splendid start to his career his insecure and envious boss (King Saul) made his life miserable. David’s stupendous performance...
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03 July 2022 – Stress Management – Part 1
1 Samuel 13:12b So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering. ‘Stress’ is our body’s reaction to pressure. When we are under the pump the nervous system instructs our bodies to release “stress hormones” such as adrenaline and cortisol. Adrenaline increases our heart rate, elevates our blood pressure, and boosts energy. Cortisol increases sugars...