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In today’s uncertain world, many ofus are under a lot of pressure. Andthe way we react to that pressuredetermines whether we will succeedor fail. What do you do when you’re underpressure? Do you simply fold up? Themoment you experience a little adversity,do you come apart at the seams?I’ve noticed that some of us in theChurch can’t handle pressure or adversityin our walk with the Lord. As long aseverything is going fine and the devil isn’texerting too much pressureon us, we’re okay. But theminute we encounter problemsor things don’t fall intoplace, we go to pieces.First Peter 5:7 instructsus as Christians to cast all ofour cares on the Lord. I knowthis is not always easy to do.But when the pressure is on,it’s the only way we can walkabove the circumstances andnot be buried by them.The next time you areunder pressure and you are tempted tocave in, here are some things you can do.If you follow these four simple steps, youwill be able to overcome pressure insteadof pressure overcoming you.Number One:Keep your focus on God.ISAIAH 26:33 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,whose mind is stayed on thee: becausehe trusteth in thee.When encountering a crisis, manypeople fail to keep their minds stayedon the Lord. They focuson the negative and onlysee what is going wrong.Instead of believing theirsituation can have a positiveoutcome, they begin todoubt that they will everrecover.Focusing on the problemwon’t do you any good. Infact, the more you thinkabout the problem insteadof the Problem Solver, theweaker your faith becomes.To rise above pressure, you haveto think on the right things. You mustreplace negative thoughts with good,4 rhema.org