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S8 Ep: 2128 Don't Let Stress Steal Your Peace · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Have Faith, Let It Begin.
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  This is Angel, and I want to welcome every single one of you to this show.
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  If you don't know me, Angel Santana here.
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  Today's message will hit homes for so many of us, and it's entitled,
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  Don't Let Stress Steal Your Peace.
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  It's kind of like a backup to the 60-second message that I put on earlier this
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  morning. So let's be real.
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  Stress has a way of showing up in every season of my life and your life,
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  everyone's life, right? Maybe it's your job, your finances, your family, or relationships.
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  But one thing that I've learned is this.
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  Stress doesn't define us. Faith does.
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  And I've talked about that before. We live in a world where pressure never seems to stop.
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  Maybe you're trying to buy a home, and every time you check the interest rates seems impossible.
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  I know that feeling, right, honey? Yeah. Maybe you're a new parent or juggling
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  work and family, wishing you could just sit down for a few seconds,
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  a few minutes, sometimes even with your spouse, for a quiet meal without interruptions.
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  Or maybe you're in a workplace filled with negativity where someone always has
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  something critical to say. Been there, done that.
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  It's easy to let those moments build up until you feel like you're running on
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  fumes. But here's the truth.
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  God never intended for stress to control your life.
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  He calls us to hand it over to him. So do that.
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  Because if we turn to one of my favorite verses in the Bible,
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  it's Philippians chapter four, verses six through seven.
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  Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation by prayer and petition.
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  With thanksgiving, present your request to God.
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  I said it slowly, present your request to God.
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  I'm repeating that. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,
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  will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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  That's scripture. And that scripture reminds us that peace doesn't come from
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  everything going right.
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  Peace comes from giving everything to God.
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  You see, faith isn't about pretending.
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  Faith isn't about pretending life is easy. It's about remembering who walks
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  beside you when it's not.
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  So when you wake up in the morning, pray before the stress begins.
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  When the co-worker tests your patience, pause before you respond.
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  When your mind starts to spiral, stop and say, God, I trust you with this.
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  I have had those moments to myself.
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  And times when I felt stretched in, running around with my children,
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  running from one thing to the next, wondering how I'd make it all work.
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  But every time I stopped to breathe, to pray, to hand my worries back to God,
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  something amazing would happen.
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  My perspective then changed. The problems didn't vanish overnight, but my peace returned.
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  God's peace isn't about ignoring reality. It's about reminding you that he's
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  bigger than your reality.
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  And if you give him your stress, again, if you give him your stress,
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  he will replace it with his strength.
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  Think about that today. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, we come before you today
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  with gratefulness and we are grateful for your unending love.
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  We lift up every person listening to us here today and those carrying burdens,
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  those feeling tired and those unsure of what tomorrow holds.
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  Remind us, Lord, that your peace is stronger than your stress.
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  Calm your hearts, renew our minds and guide us back to you.
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  One prayer, one moment at a time.
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  In Jesus' name we pray. Friends, as you heard this message today and you head
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  into your weekend, remember this.
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  You're not alone. You're not forgotten.
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  Whatever you're facing, God is already there working it out for the good.
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  That faith, live again. And it starts right now. Exactly, Ariel.
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  And that wasn't an accident. Ariel's telling you.