Don Colbert - The New Bible Cure for Stress: Ancient Truths, Natural Remedies, and the Latest Findings for Your Health Today

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THE NEW BIBLE CURE FOR STRESS by Don Colbert, MD
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Colbert, Don.
The new Bible cure for stress / Don Colbert.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-59979-868-4 (trade paper) ISBN 978-1-61638-429-6 (e-book) 1. Stress (Psychology)Religious aspectsChristianity.

2. Stress managementReligious aspectsChristianity. 3. Stress (Psychology) 4. Stress management. I. Title.
BV4509.5.C63 2011
155.9042dc22

2011004675

Portions of this book were previously published as The Bible Cure for Stress by Siloam, ISBN 978-0-88419-826-0, copyright 2002.

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The New Bible Cure for Stress

UNDERSTANDING THE
ROOTS OF STRESS

T HE BIBLE SAYS, People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam. 16:7). In other words, God looks far beyond what people see, for He is able to see the very root of a problem.

Often I meet people who complain about the modern medical profession. They tell me that their doctors seem to usually treat symptoms with a variety of drugs, but seldom do they attempt to discover the root causes. Under the present medical system in America, todays physicians often can be left feeling like little more than legal drug dispensers.

God promises us that if we seek, we will find; if we knock, the door will open to us (Luke 11:9). He promises to give us wisdom and understanding; all we must do is ask Him for it. To understand and overcome stress, I believe it is extremely important to go beyond simple pharmaceutical remedies, such as Prozac and Xanax, that merely mask the symptoms.

What would happen if the red oil light in your car was on and you took it to a mechanic to have the warning light turned off? The annoying problem has been alleviated, but the root could remain. In time, the problem would grow much worse, creating even more serious problems. Before long, your engine could be destroyed because you only treated the symptoms and never discovered the root cause.

Your body is similar. Stress is little more than a symptom of something much more serious lying right beneath the surface of your life. If you dont discover the root of your stress, eventually you could develop chronic diseases.

So, lets dig a little deeper to begin to understand how stressed out you really are.

So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you wont be doing what your sinful nature craves.

GALATIANS 5:16

The dictionary defines stress as mental or physical tension or strain. In my opinion, stress is simply the pressures of life and how one perceives, reacts, and copes with those pressures.

We have mentioned that chronic stress has been linked to many diseases, including cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, spastic colon, tension headaches, ulcers, cancer, chronic fatigue, insomnia, depression, anxiety, strokes, asthma, skin rashes, arrhythmias, panic attacks, autoimmune diseases, and much more.

Stressful feelings are very often the result of:

Demands placed upon us by everyday life

Major lifestyle changes with which we must deal

According to the American Psychological Association Survey in 2007, Americans are more stressed over work and money than anything else. The following graph shows the results of the APA poll of 1,848 people. Participants were read a list of stressors, and the following percentages indicate how many times each stressor was identified as a very significant source of stress.