Stressed? Burdened? These books offer ways to deal.

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My body had a habit.  Every year around October, I experienced heart palpitations and dizzy spells.  Sometimes I had full-blown panic attacks.  After many visits to the doctor, tests at the ER, wearing a heart monitor for days on end, the doctors finally determined that my problem was stress.  The first time I really noticed the symptoms was during a particularly stressful time of my life.  My doctor offered some anxiety medication to get me through the tough spot.  My question — will the medicine get my house sold faster?  Take care of my kids?  Muddle through the paperwork for my student teacher?  Do my laundry for me?  Sarcasm aside, my point was that the stress wouldn’t go away with medication.  My reaction to the stress would change, though.  Stress isn’t something new.  I daresay that people in the past really struggled with the stress of survival more than we do today —  finding it necessary rather than therapeutic to garden to feed my family for the winter, for example.  Today, though, society is open and sometimes whiny about the stress we face in our lives.  We have to find ways to deal with it that can also eradicate the issue to a degree.

If you’re feeling stressed out, burdened, or just overwhelmed, maybe these books can help.  

The Stress Cure - book review

In The Stress Cure by Linda Evans Shepherd, we get a firsthand look at the way that prayer can change the game.  There’s something about the type of stress we encounter that can also serve as a cure.  I think this book is a great way to help identify the cause of stress rather than just dealing with the problem. In this way, we can help to eliminate the stress factor in our lives to some extent.  There were a few parts of the book I didn’t like.  In particular, I felt that the author’s depiction of the show Hoarders was a little offensive.  At the same time, I wondered why she didn’t address the fact that some of those hoarders likely dealt with their own stress by hoarding!  Overall, though, the book was interesting and offered good action plans for those who intend to deal with stress head-on through prayer and positive thinking.

Buried Beneath the Words is a debut book for Betel Arnold.  It’s a very thin book that can be read in a short afternoon.  Earth-shattering it’s not, but there are some good points to be made.  Arnold argues that our emotional baggage might be created for us by family, friends, or even ourselves.  We take those labels that are created by others and wear them on our hearts.  Sometimes those words become self-fulfilling prophesies.  In Arnold’s point of view, we can free ourselves from the weight of the words and unearth our own identity in Christ.  The message rang true for me today at church.  Our associate pastor spoke about finding the things God loves in our hearts.  He also encouraged us to recognize what God hates and abolish it from ourselves.  These are practices I can employ in my home life and in my classroom.  I plan to be more considerate about my words, using them to build others up rather than destroy what God has placed there.  Buried Beneath the Words contains several reflection pages after each chapter to encourage the reader to interact with the lessons.  Although it’s not the most exciting self-help book I’ve read, it’s a good start for someone who needs a springboard for positive action.

Welcome to the blog tour and giveaway for Betel Arnold’s debut book, Buried Beneath the Words.

One grand prize winner will receive:

  • A Kindle Fire
  • Buried Beneath the Words by Betel Arnold

Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on October 12th. Winner will be announced October 13th at Betel’s blog.


Don’t miss a moment of the fun; enter today and be sure to visit Betel’s blog on the 13th to see if you won!

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  1. Sherry Compton says

    I like that these books talk about God and our emotions. Stress is a part of life but sometimes it can buildup. It can be nice to have information on dealing with it in print to read from someone else’s view.

  2. Sherry Compton says

    My daughter-in-law is going through a particularly stressful time right now. Changing jobs and my grandkids are going from homeschooling to private school. Transitions often bring stress that leads to health problems. It is important that we turn towards God and ask for His help and guidance. He has a plan.

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