According to John MacArthur, some years ago, the Mayo Clinic stated that statistically 80 to 85 percent of their total case load was ill, either in reality or artificially, due directly to mental stress. Also, according to MacArthur, not too long ago, there appeared an article in a leading medical journal entitled, “Is Stress the Cause of All Disease?” in which the author says that at the beginning of the century, bacteria were considered to be the center of attention. Today, however, mental stress has replaced bacteria.
Some hope is found in Scripture for such malady:
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.
Rom. 8:6
For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression,
But a good word makes it glad.
Control your head by giving God access to your heart.
Think about it.
Gary