“Therefore put on the full
armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand
your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand” - Ephesians 6:13.
What is pressure of life? It is the natural
consequence of human development. Moving from one stage of life to another
provokes pressure.Pressure of life is bound to come. No one can escape it. At one point or the other, each one of
us will come under pressure whether we like it or not. Life pressure is of
different categories: financial, physical, marital and so on. Several people
have gone through the pressure of life and today we have one or two lessons to
learn from them.
For instance, Abraham went through pressures mounted by his wife, and other family
members as a result of his momentary delay in child bearing.Esau, while
under the pressure of hunger could not think deeply on the sacredness of his
birthright that he sold. Saul confronted by people’s
pressure, could not consider the grave consequence of his action untilSamuel appeared. Job’s wife mounted serious pressure on him to curse God and die because of the
loss of their belongings and tragedies that befell them. “Are you still holding on to your
integrity? Curse God and die!”(Job 2:9).
It is not the magnitude or the type of
pressure that besiege you that really matters, but your attitude under such
pressures. This will determine whether you will be made or marred by it. The
most common of these pressures is the work load we daily encounter.
If pressures are not carefully handled,
they lead to depression, anxiety, stress which ultimately affect health and
eventually terminate life. Whatever it is, learn to take things easy. No amount
of anxiety can solve problems. Do not ever attempt to handle too many tasks at
a time. Arrange them in their order of importance and urgency and handle them
one after the other, beginning from the easiest.
Take time to think, plan and also pray very
well. Remember, problems do not go by themselves, solutions have to be
proffered but in seeking solution, your approach and method counts.
I see your pressure give way to pleasure
today in Jesus’ name. God bless you!
Prophetic Prayers
I declare and decree; I shall
not die under pressure in Jesus’ name.
The inherited and
self-inflicted yoke of pressure on me is broken now in Jesus’ name.
Today, I shall not be barren of
help. The stress of my life is over.
