Is Jesus the answer to stress?
Few people can escape from the problem of stress. We have always suffered with it but recently it seems to have been reaching pandemic proportions. Of course this may be just down to people being more willing to report it but I suspect we are at least discovering the real problem that it is.
To earn a crust I am a stress management consultant. I don’t force my faith on those battling with stress because I don’t think that is the thing to do. However I do mention faith in my talks as being an important part of stress therapy.
Research shows that people who go to church are far less likely to be stressed and far more likely to cope with stress than those who don’t.
I think there are lots of reasons for why this is so:
- Belief in a loving and supportive God
- Good relationships with others
- Positive attitude
- Times of meditation
- Singing
But for me the biggest reason for me is that Christians have Jesus. Being a follower of Jesus not only gives you a good view of life but it also gives you a good relationship with the creator. God can help even in the worst of circumstances – not always taking the problem away but sometimes just offering the strength to carry on.
Yes, Jesus does help reduce stress.