Title: How do you handle stress?
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16
A noted men’s speaker, Steve Farrar, once described how his day had gone so bad that he contracted UMS. UMS, or Ugly Man Syndrome, is an affliction that causes you to lash out and destroy the first person you encounter at home. In Steve’s case, it was his nine-year-old daughter.
How do you handle stress triggers? Do you lash out, or do you stuff your feelings? Maybe the stress causes you to turn to your sinful nature. Things like contracting UMS or overeating, or perhaps you turn to porn. Whatever the case is, we need to rely on the power of the Spirit to control us through these times.
Walking with the Spirit may be counterintuitive and a more complicated way to live, but it is how we learn to rely on God. The power of the Holy Spirit will carry you to a place where you can experience God’s peace rather than the instant satisfaction we often crave.
Real men walk by the Spirit.
