‘According to Britons who celebrate Christmas, the most anxiety-inducing festive activities are thinking about what Christmas presents to buy (46% say it’s stressful), how much it costs to buy them (45%) and having to shop for them in the first place (44%). This puts present-buying on a par with the financial impact of Christmas in general (42% find stressful).’ (Kirk, 2021). Do you fall into any one of the above YouGov statistics? Have you lately been experiencing Christmas stress? Today, ... VIEW POST
Christmas Stress: How to Avoid Being Stressed during Christmas
35 Bible Verses about Stress (Anxiety, Fear and Worry)
A survey conducted in 2020, which involved 1,815 employed British people, discovered that the predominant type of stress was work-related, followed by financial, family, health and relationship stress (Perkbox, 2022). This survey presents to us the reality that stress is not something to be ignored since it impacts the main areas of our daily lives. As Christians, we have a powerful weapon against stress and that is the Word of God. Today, we will explore several Bible verses about stress to ... VIEW POST
Enduring Suffering as a Christian
We live in a world where Christian suffering is present in all shapes and forms. According to Open Doors (2022), ‘At least 360 million Christians around the world experience high levels of persecution and discrimination. That’s an astonishing 1 in 7 of the global Christian population.’ Suffering as a Christian must not be seen as something strange or unexpected. ‘For to you it has been granted for Christ’s sake, not only to believe in Him but also to suffer on His behalf,’ (Philippians 1:29, ... VIEW POST
