Health Tips to Decrease Stress

We all know that Stress can be a motivator. When you are stressed out, it motivates you to work harder to get your work done on time. However, too much stress is bad for health. It can potentially raise our heart rate and weaken our immune system. Poor decision making is always done when we are too stressed out. We are unable to think logically and consider the consequences of the choices we made.

In the Book on Bible Cure for Heart Disease, Don Colbert offerred some health tips which are useful.




1. You can decrease stress by meditating on the Word of God, especially scriptures about peace like this one: "Let the Holy Spirit fill and control you. Then you will sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, making music to the Lord in your hearts. And you will always give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (Eph 5:19-20).

2. Another way to reduce stress is by living more for others. Taking up a less me-centred existence means less worry and a less controlling approach toward life's events. Paul lived a life crucified to self: "I myself no longer live, but Christ and not myself?". Take the focus off yourself and your problems and fix your eyes on Christ (Hebrews 12:1-2).

Remarks: I know of a sister who experienced many ups and downs in her life: her son's marriage was called off, the recent death of her in-law and also something happened to her sister. Yet despite all these circumstances, she is still full of energy and strength and she is always on her look out to help others.