Does this sound a little drastic? How you handle stress determines the state of your health!
Consider this:
Harvard study reports those who cope poorly with stress become ill more often than those who cope well with it. (Source Lynn Smith on Facebook)
Most medical researchers and practitioners today agree that stress does play a big role in your health. However, it is really not so much the stress that affects your body, but how you and I handle that stress.
Stress is very much a part of life, especially in this modern world in which we live. It is unavoidable, BUT you and I CAN avoid allowing these pressures to control our lives and our bodies.
How you handle stress depends on your mindset.
With a strong mindset of faith, it will always be easier to face life’s difficulties with a positive attitude. Your mind will then be clearer to look for solutions rather than dwelling on the problem and the stress.
When your mind is clear, alert and focused on seeking solutions and instead of focusing on the problem, then your mind is operating as a gatekeeper to your emotions and your body.
For as he thinks in his hearth so is he. (Proverbs 23:7)
If you look into the Hebrew word that is translated as “thinks” you will find that this word comes from a root word which means “to act as a gate keeper”. Very interesting right?
Yes your mind is the gatekeeper!
Conclusion? YOU decide how much stress will affect your emotions and your body. It all depends on:
Your focus –
Focus on looking for solutions and it will be easier to think clearer and positively.
Focus on the problem and your mind will sink into depression which means the “gatekeeper” goes off duty and your emotions and body can be touched by the stress.
- Mindset is a result of what you focus on.
- Focus is a result of decision (your will should always be in control).
How active is your gatekeeper to protect your emotions and your body today?
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