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    Overcoming Stress
    Overcoming Stress
    Overcoming Stress
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    Overcoming Stress

    By Lindsay Roberts

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    Are you pressured? Stressed? Frustrated? You're not alone. Stress happens to all of us. The question is, "What do you do when you are under stress?" Does it take control of you? Or do you have a plan to deal with stress?

    It's almost a guarantee that if you are alive and breathing, stress will eventually find you. "The issue is not avoiding stress," says author Lindsay Roberts. "It's how we react under pressure that builds our character, strengthens our moral fiber, and develops our inner strength." Stress can actually work for your good.

    With her vibrant life filled with two television programs, a speaking schedule, her role as a devoted wife to a leading minister, and mother to three daughters, Lindsay is no stranger to stress. In this powerful book, Lindsay outlines biblical responses that will help you overcome your stressful situations. In her usual humorous style, Lindsay Roberts fills her teaching with captivating examples of her successful application of the biblical truths taught in this book.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublishereBookIt.com
    Release dateApr 26, 2016
    ISBN9780982701867
    Overcoming Stress
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    Lindsay Roberts

    Lindsay Roberts is a minister, writer, editor, sought-after speaker, wife, mother, and lifelong student of the Bible. She hosts the inspirational women’s television program Make Your Day Count. Lindsay cohosts, with her husband, Richard, The Place for Miracles, a half-hour interactive broadcast that reaches millions of viewers worldwide. She is editor and publisher for Oral Roberts Ministries publications and is the author of numerous books. Lindsay and her family live in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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      Overcoming Stress - Lindsay Roberts

      Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

      Scripture quotations marked (NKJV) are taken from The New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked (AMP) are taken from The Amplified® Bible, copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

      Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from The Holy Bible: New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.

      Scripture quotations marked (TLB) are taken from The Living Bible. Copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.

      Copyright © 2001

      by Lindsay Roberts

      Tulsa, Oklahoma 74171

      BK 1333

      Rev 7/15

      Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved under International Copyright Law. Contents and/or cover may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form without the expressed written consent of the Publisher.

      Contents

      Chapter 1: The Ride of Your Life

      Chapter 2: The Joy of Knowing

      Chapter 3: Here’s The Plan

      Chapter 4: You’re Full of It

      Chapter 5: Speak to Your Stress

      Chapter 6: There’s a Reward Coming

      Chapter 7: From Blaming to Blessing

      Chapter 8: Walk Through It

      Chapter 9: Oh, My Word!

      Chapter 10: Get A Life!

      Prayer of Salvation

      About the Author

      The Abundant Life Prayer Group

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      Chapter 1:

      The Ride of Your Life

      Chloe was doing her best to be brave. I can do it, Mom. I can do it! she insisted.

      Our daughter was only eleven, yet she was facing a tense situation.

      As a mother, I knew she wasn’t ready for this—and I wanted to stop her. At the same time the Spirit of God was saying, Don’t you dare! It will help her grow up. That morning, as we were driving to the big event, Chloe decided to sit in the third seat of our family car—way in the back. On the second seat were her sisters, Jordan and Olivia.

      We had been driving only a few minutes when suddenly Chloe screamed, Stop the car! Stop the car! I’m going to throw up!

      There were no windows in the back of our car, so she jumped forward to the middle seat. Seconds later, Olivia realized what was about to happen. Anxious to get out of the way, she quickly jumped on Jordan’s lap and sat on her sister’s breakfast. Olivia had a cheese sandwich smashed on her backside. And the rest of it was smeared on Jordan’s front side.

      Immediately, I pressed the button to roll down the window and shouted, Chloe, just lean over and throw up outside!

      So what does Chloe do in her distress? She turns to throw up directly in Jordan and Olivia’s laps.

      Instinctively, thank God, Olivia grabbed her, stuffed her head out the window, and Chloe continued heaving out the car window for the next several blocks.

      Running Like Jackrabbits

      When we arrived at our destination, I tried to be dignified, calmly asking, Can you please tell me where the nearest restroom is located?

      By my side was Chloe, screaming, Bathroom! Bathroom! Someone pointed in the right direction, and we ran like jackrabbits.

      Mom, get me a trash can, Chloe begged, as she found a place to sit. Of course, the container was attached to the wall, so I ripped the plastic garbage bag out of the bin and rushed it over to my nauseated daughter.

      When her vomiting finally subsided, I took some water from the sink and rubbed it over my little girl’s face. Putting both arms around her, I gave up and said, Let’s just go home now.

      To my shock, and really in rebuke, Chloe pulled away from me, squared her shoulders back, and stood up. She wiped her face and with great determination said, I’m ready. Let’s go do this!

      A Guarantee

      Chloe taught me an important lesson that day. As you will discover in this book, the issue is not avoiding stress—we all experience tension that can tie our stomachs in knots. It is how we react under pressure that builds our character, strengthens our moral fiber, and develops our inner strength.

      I truly believe that if you’re breathing, stress will find you. It’s almost a guarantee. However, there comes a time in life when you must decide to step to the next level.

      Will it be easy? Heavens no.

      Will you react? Or will you respond?

      That’s up to you.

      • When you react, stress controls you.

      • When you respond with the Word of God, you take control over stress.

      It really is up to you. God has already done His part. The question now is, Are you ready to do yours?

      A Horse Named Wisdom

      Chloe’s response to stress should not have surprised me because this certainly was not the first time she’d experienced the opportunity to put stresses to the test. I can still remember seeing my little daughter at the age of seven entering her very first horse riding competition. All of our girls have taken riding lessons, and Chloe longed for the chance to enter her first competition.

      The horse she was riding was an Arabian that was about thirty years old and really ready for retirement. This was a tired, worn-out horse, and she was only going to walk and trot him around the arena.

      But this wasn’t just any horse—this horse was Wisdom. As a concerned mom with a little girl onboard a big horse, I felt a great deal of confidence that my baby would be gently trotting around the arena on Wisdom. I mean, he couldn’t be named Wisdom for no reason, right? Wrong.

      A Strong-Willed Horse

      As proud parents, we were in the stands watching little Chloe enter the arena on her mount.

      When Wisdom reached the center of the arena with the other horses, he suddenly realized he was an Arabian and wanted to prove it. It was as if Wisdom regained his youth—he began cantering like a crazy horse. Wisdom, nothing.

      If you have ever ridden an Arabian, you know that they are extremely strong-willed and often difficult to handle. So there we were, unable to help our little girl, watching Wisdom as he took off like a rocket with Chloe bouncing to high heaven. He was as excited as popcorn kernels on a hot stove, colliding into the other horses and frightening everyone in sight.

      Whoa! Whoa!

      Richard and I jumped to our feet, and I was praying, Oh Jesus, please help my baby not to fall. We were terrified beyond words.

      Chloe was screaming at the top of her lungs, Whoa! Whoa! Stop! Stop!

      Wisdom completely ignored her. After showing off, he headed straight for one of the exits and ran out of the arena.

      Richard and I quickly followed Chloe outside and could see she had burst into tears. Our daughter was tough, but this was too much. Someone yelled, Why didn’t you control your horse?

      There was no applause. There would be no ribbon. There was nothing but tears.

      As she stood next to Wisdom, my heart was breaking. I thought, My poor

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