How are you coping with life? Does it feel like you are wrestling a giant? Is life something to be grappled with or is life something to be embraced? You can’t fight with someone if you’re hugging them. 

• If you had all the money you wanted …
• If you had everything you wanted …
• If all your dreams came true …
• If all my relationships were wonderful …
• If everyone in your life did what you wanted them to do ….
• If all your ducks were lined up in a row, would you be happy?
  

ARE YOU STRESSED?  Can I encourage you today, whatever stressful situation you are going through,  “This too shall pass.”  Have you ever said, “I CAN’T HANDLE THIS STRESS!”  Prolonged stress is a killer but there is a way to beat it.

Yes stress is a natural part of life so it’s true that we all must learn how to handle stress.  A university lecturer explained it this way; he held up a full glass of water and asked the class how heavy it was.  The answers varied from 100 grams to 400 grams. 

In October 1981 pop singer David Bowie released a new song called “Under Pressure”.  Are you “Under Pressure” today?  Pressure is simply defined as: how much something is pushing against something else.

Do you feel the “Pressure” of something pushing against you? Every morning all of us wake up to the pressures of life.  What sort of day we have is determined by the way we handle the pressures of life. The pressures of our modern lifestyle can easily leave us feeling:

What is Peace?  What is Peace like?  Do you have Peace?  How do you get Peace?  Could you do with a little Peace today?  The Oxford dictionary defines “Peace” as: