HOW DO YOU HANDLE " PRESSURE?"

[IntimateFriend]

Life is full of problems and temptations. Sometimes we are in situations where we are press to the limits. Even Jesus our Lord said that in this world we will have tribulations. So, my first question is " What is "pressure" to you? Secondly, How do you handle situations where you are "pressured?" Lastly, what lessons have you learned from those "pressured" times?

 

[whatseekye]

Sadly, my pressures are pretty insignificant things that pertain to my boring, daily life. Sometimes I find myself thinking that I would handle pressure better if it would come in bigger, more dramatic form. My daily pressures have to do with staying true to the Spirit and loving others despite health problems and troubled relationships with family and friends. I also struggle a lot with the flesh and sin nature. Also, boredom and lack of feeling useful in God's kingdom is a struggle for me. It might not seem like that would be a problem or a real "trial" but I think it is. It's a product of the modern Christian experience of living in an affluent city to feel a lack of purpose. There really aren't any needy people in my church and we don't have any programs that minister to people outside of our membership. I would like to get involved in something like a local charity but I am disabled right now. I'm kind of stuck. So those are my troubles that affect my faith. How do I handle them? I keep praying. I seek purpose and God's answer in the small and mundane circumstances. I pray for other people mainly. I remember God's promises often and fellowship with Him daily so that I stay close to the source of my strength. Even though I am nobody, I take my faith seriously and seek to grow and be sanctified for God who I know sees me all the time and loves me as much as an important, effective Christian. I understand that there are seasons in the faith life, and right now I am probably exactly where God wants me to mold me in to what he wants me to be. Christians usually come out of trials with greater strength and are more usable by God.

 

[CaliGirl341]

1. Pressure to me is when your "friends" or a person(s) trys to convince you to do something you know isn't right or it could be a mental thing a personal struggle.
2. Well as a teenager there are many many pressures today, the pressure of trying to look good, that's mainly from the media, the pressure of drugs, sex, alchohol...there are many. I've been pressured many times and because I have God on my side i pray to him. I'm able to say "no" and I think mainly it's because I have the Holy Spirit, I have God in my life and i know i am much much better than that. I don't need those types of things to feel better about myself or to try to look "cool" because it just ruins you and i know it would be something i would regret forever. It may satisfy me for a little while but the outcome of it will affect me much longer. It's not worth it, I have too many things going for me, God has got me this far and i'm not about to throw all my morals away. And if i am under that situation where i'm being pressured I just think about God and how it isn't worth it.
3. I learned that once you say no, you feel really good inside, just knowing that your doing the right thing is a great feeling. And I know that God is pleased with me and that's by far the greatest feeling and to me that's worth a lot more than anything else.

---Advice to anyone else under pressure specifically teenagers because I'm one myself and i know how it is...just think about the big picture, think about God when your pressured and His great love for you and how He died on the cross for our sins...and how much it pains Him to see you in that situation, think of how proud He will be when you do the right thing, the thought of God smiling at me is an awesome picture. When you turn pressure down it builds your character and think of how easier it will be next time pressure comes your way to turn it down. Life is short so live your life the way that is pleasing to God---