Members of the Kingdom of God,
I
pray you are doing well. The below is a teaching on stress, anxiety,
fear, and how it affects our health. Everyone suffers with fear at one
level or another. Fear can be passed down the generation line, it can be
a trauma which has a stressor (fear) tied to it, fear of being hurt, fear of
being abused, fear of not being loved or worthy to be loved, fear of verbal
attack, fear of getting sick and many more. Our biggest fear we have is
fearing into the future.
I
pray you get something out of this teaching and I encourage you to share.
It is knowledge that is very useful.
Lastly,
I know this is rather long (4 pages) compared to other teachings, but it only
takes 10 minutes to read. Quite a bit more if you really study this and
apply it to your life. Reponses, questions, or prayer requests welcomed.
Blessings
to you all,
Tony
Stress,
Anxiety, And Our Health
I
was led to write this teaching based on a lady we prayed for this past Tuesday
at a church prayer gathering. She was in the hospital with several
issues. Just mentioning and going to the hospital causes stress and
anxiety. One symptom she had was difficulty breathing. Stress and anxiety
caused the millions of air sacs to constrict or narrow in her lungs making it
difficult to breathe. Stress and anxiety are fear in the Bible.
Would
you pray away this women’s symptoms or would you pray away what caused the
symptoms? We prayed away the causes which is stress/anxiety/fear in the
name of Jesus. James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins) to each other
and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous
person is powerful and effective, NIV. Praying away the symptoms
is not effective prayer,
The
following stress and anxiety information is from WebMD, Mayor Clinic, Mount
Elizabeth Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, and others on the effects of stress and
anxiety from a science and medical perspective. Interesting to note is
fear is not mentioned by science and the medical field. Yet, fear is
mentioned 353 times in the Old Testament and 104 time in the New Testament
(Bible Gateway NKJV). Even Christians seldom say “I’m in fear” or “I am
fearful.” They don’t want to be judged as flawed. Yet, we don’t have a
problem saying “I am stressed. Why would any Christians declare stress or
anxiety over their selves? It is a spoken curse. Out of the same mouth
proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so,
James 3:10. We can be programmed by our own spoken curses making our
sickness and disease worse! How many times have you heard a person
listing their sicknesses and diseases. God is trying to tells us about
fear and we ignore His warnings. God says “do not fear” throughout
the Bible. Why do we disobey God? Disobedience (sin) leads to
sickness and disease according to the Bible in Deuteronomy 28:15-68.
Stress
and Anxiety
Chronic
stress and anxiety triggers prolonged releases of cortisol
and adrenaline, which take a severe physical toll on the body. This
continuous "fight-or-flight" state significantly increases the risk
of developing, or exacerbating a variety of serious sicknesses and diseases.
Excessive
Cortisol Drip – An excessive cortisol "drip"
typically refers to either long-term exposure to excess cortisol or
hypercortisolism. Because the body relies on cortisol for metabolism,
immune function, and stress (fear) response, too much of it
triggers widespread physical and mental health issues.
Stress
and anxiety play a role in cortisol drip, but it is not the cause as I have
written in a previous teachings. Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart does good,
like medicine, but a broken spirit (bitterness, envy, jealousy, and anger) dries
the bones (bone marrow and white T cells that fight off immune
disease). Excessive cortisol destroys the white T cells that are critical
in destroying infected or cancerous cells and to coordinate the overall immune
response against foreign pathogens (infections, viruses, parasites, and
bacteria). Proverbs 14:30 A heart that has peace is life to the body,
but wrong desires are like the wasting away of the bones, NLV.
Science says excessive cortisol drip can lead to the
following physical and mental
symptoms:
Weight Gain: Cortisol,
the body’s primary stress hormone, causes weight gain by driving the body to
store visceral fat—deep belly fat surrounding internal organs. It does this
through a combination of increased appetite, altered fat distribution, hormonal
disruption, and metabolic slow down.
Skin Issues: Thinning skin that
bruises easily, slow wound healing, and purple stretch marks on the abdomen and
hips.
Hormonal & Reproductive Impacts:
Irregular periods and excessive body hair in women, and a low sex drive or
erectile dysfunction in men.
Metabolic & Bone Issues:
High blood pressure, elevated blood sugar (potentially leading to Type 2
diabetes), and weakened bones (osteoporosis).
Mental & Cognitive Effects: Heightened anxiety, depression (fear), irritability, and
issues with focus and memory (forgetfulness, brain fog, dementia, and a
whirlwind of thoughts causing
confusion). Inflammation:
Constant exposure to high cortisol blunts your immune cells' receptors.
Cortisol can no longer suppress the immune system, leading to unchecked
inflammation of muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
Key
Science and medical point – Cortisol can destroy soft tissues. As
a catabolic hormone, chronic high levels—whether from long-term—force your body
to break down proteins in your muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin, joint and,
knee/shoulder cartilage, and connective tissues (cells, fibers and ground
substances).
The
top most common sicknesses and diseases linked to stress and anxiety include:
Cardiovascular
Disease: Chronic stress elevates blood pressure, increases heart
rate, and causes long-term strain on arteries, raising the risk of heart
attacks and strokes. Tony’s notes: 120 million people have high blood
pressure. Most stress issues are fearing into the future.
Gastrointestinal
Disorders: The brain-gut connection means stress can cause or
worsen conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastritis, and peptic
ulcers. Tony’s notes: IBS is mostly specific to women.
Type
II Diabetes: High levels of stress hormones interfere
with insulin production and blood sugar regulation, increasing the risk of
developing diabetes. Tony, notes: More than 36 million people have
Type 2 diabetes.
Obesity
and Metabolic Syndrome: Anxiety often leads to emotional
eating and high cortisol levels promote the storage of fat, particularly around
the abdomen. Tony’s notes: Approximately 74% of Americans are
overweight.
Chronic
Insomnia: A hyperactive nervous system and racing thoughts
severely disrupt sleep architecture, creating a vicious cycle of fatigue and
heightened anxiety. Tony’s notes: 30% to 40% of U.S. adults experience
occasional or short-term insomnia symptoms, while about 10% to 15% suffer from
chronic insomnia
Weakened
Immune System: Elevated cortisol suppresses the immune
response, leaving the body more susceptible to frequent colds, flu, and
infections. Tony’s notes: 24 to 30 million people Have some form of
autoimmune disease. Additionally, about 6.2% of adults and 2.6% of children are
considered immunocompromised
Autoimmune
Flare-ups: The inflammation caused by unmanaged stress can trigger
or worsen autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia.
Tony’s notes: Cortisol causes inflammation.
Skin
and Hair Conditions: Stress-related inflammation and hormonal
changes can exacerbate or trigger skin disorders like eczema, psoriasis, and
acne, and may lead to hair loss. Tony’s notes: Elevated cortisol
levels trigger excessive oil production, break down collagen and elastin,
weaken the skin's moisture barrier, and increase inflammation. Thinning
hair is directly tied to stress/anxiety/fear. Fear causes the blood
vessels feeding the hair follicle to narrow resulting in thinning hair and/or
baldness. Note; baldness in men can be a result of generational baldness.
Tension
Headaches and Migraines: Emotional stress and anxiety. Tony’s
notes: Must include any trauma which has a stressor (fear) tied to it.
Depression
and Mood Disorders: Chronic activation of stress pathways
alters brain chemistry, serving as a primary risk factor for developing
secondary clinical depression. Tony’s note: Everyone has down moments
which is caused by fear at one level or another. The only way to fight
depression is to pray away the cause. God tells us what causes depression
in Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good
word makes it glad, NKJV. Fear causes depression and God tells us a good
word makes it glad. Meaning, a good word is prayer that casts out
the fear that causes depression. We must teach this to all believers so they
can come out of depression with this scripture:
Prayer
Against Depression – Father God, in the name of Jesus and by
the power of the Holy Spirit, I/we cast out the fear that is causing depression
and we pray healing and deliverance from depression, Amen!
What
Is the Next Step? – We are responders emotionally, physically,
and spiritually to our thoughts, good and bad. Bad thoughts affect our
health.
We
must
get involved together with others at our emotional, and physical levels in
order to help us come to grips with our innermost thoughts, innermost fears,
and innermost hurts that have led to physical, and mental sickness and
disease.
We
must
understand that our sickness and disease is in opposition to God’s promises of
healing.
We
must
understand that we can only be healed from sickness and disease by God through
prayer.
We
must
increase our knowledge on what causes sickness and disease according to Deuterium
28:15-68.
We
must
increase our teaching and prayer for all ages and at all functions in the
church.
We
must
become a praying church so that we can take back what Satan has stolen from us.
We
must
make ourselves available for prayer. We do this by confessing our sins to one
another James 5:16
Bottom
Line – The church of today is not making progress in the area of
sickness and disease and we all suffer. We say we believe in healing, but
why are we not being healed? What is our first option when we are sick
and diseased? Doctors or God? I can assure you God won’t charge you a
cent for His healing!
We
are trending down from an already critical point. We are in perilous
times according to: 2 Timouthy 3:1-5 You should know this, Timothy, that in
the last days there will be very difficult times. 2 For people will love only
themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God,
disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing
sacred. 3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and
have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 4 They will
betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure
rather than God. 5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power
that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that, NLT. We
are losing the battle because of our disobedience.
God’s
Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear, Stress, And Anxiety
“Perfect
love casts out fear because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not
been made perfect in (God’s) love” 1 John 4:18. This
includes EVERY fear/stress/anxiety that causes fear related health symptoms.
We
all can cast out fear by declaring our love to God and receiving His perfect
love every day. Do you know how much God loves you? God loves us so
much He sent His only Son to die on the cross for us. Have you
consistently told God how much you love Him?
This
simple uncomplicated prayer will bring healing to you. It is God’s
promise.
Prayer
– Father God, in the name of Jesus and the Holy Spirit, I want to declare my
love to You. I know you love me so much that you sent your son Jesus to
die on the cross for me. I receive Your perfect love that casts out all
fear that has led to sickness and disease in my life. In the name of
Jesus, I pray for healing and deliverance from fear. Amen.
I do this every night and many times during the day.
Do this and you will see fear symptoms begin to minimize and eventually bring
healing to you from fear related sicknesses and diseases. It’s God’s
promises of healing from His Word. Do you believe what God Promises?
I
don’t teach about these subjects to judge or condemn people, any church, any
church function, or any church ministry. I am communicating what the
Bible tells us all to do so we can come out of captivity from sin. We are
to follow the blueprint of Jesus Christ and His church ministry as we wait for
the coming of our Lord Jesus: 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Now may the God of peace
Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be
preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen! Tony 6/3/2026
