Some people say, only believe. I prefer to say the words of Jesus, believe only. That means, don’t do anything else. Not just only believe, but believe only. I, Richard Roberts, want to ask the Oral Roberts University Singers to get ready to sing. In a moment I’m going to introduce them to you. And I do want to say this to those of you who have need at the City of Faith. Here we are outside the City of Faith today and it’s a wonderful, beautiful day here in Oklahoma.

You can see the healing hands behind us. And I, Richard Roberts, hope that those hands, as you see those hands on this program today, remind you of God’s healing power and also be reminded that the City of Faith is standing by to serve you. If you have a need to come to the City of Faith, then I want you to call and make an appointment, area code 918-493-8000 or 493-8181. Someone will answer your call.

They will help you in arranging an appointment. Don’t just show up. Call first before you come and that way we can, we can get you scheduled properly and we can take care of you in just the way that you need to be taken care of. And Lindsay and I have had a fantastic experience in the childbirth center. If you’re getting ready to have a baby, I can’t think of a better place for you to have that baby than in the City of Faith Childbirth Center.

That’s the truth. They cared for me and they loved me. But you know what? They were that way with everybody. You know something that happened to me. Now looking back, sitting in front of the City of Faith, it dawned on me that, you know, I entered the City of Faith with absolutely no fear whatsoever. During the entire birthing process I never had a moment’s fear.

You know, that’s probably one of the most important things in having a baby or going to the doctor or going to the hospital. If you can set your mind that God is going to work a miracle for you and do it without fear, there’s something about coming to the City of Faith that for me it removes fear. I was not afraid in any way of the entire process. And I think that’s a miracle.

All of us deal with stress at some time or another. But God wants us to live a peaceful life–Jesus came to give us His peace. John 14:27 says, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

There are a lot of underlying causes of stress, things that need to be dealt with in the spirit realm. The world tries to deal with it from only the physical and mental side, but they leave out the spiritual side. And the only way that we can live in the peace that Jesus gives us is to live according to the Bible. Here are eight ways we can beat stress according to God’s plan.

1) Make the first move. Don’t wait for God to do it all; He already delivered you and set you free two thousand years ago when Jesus finished the job on the Cross. It’s up to you to move toward Him and receive what He’s done by faith.

2) Turn your problems over to God. Don’t turn your problems over to someone else—turn them over to God.

3) Plug into the power. God is our power source, and if we plug into Him, He can plug into us. If we plug into the wrong power source, we may become supercharged, but we’ll be supercharged with the wrong stuff!

4) Listen for a word from heaven. Sometimes we get the wrong information from people around us, and we just need to shut that off and let God speak to us. Go to Him first. He speaks to us through His Word, by His Spirit, and through His ministers.

5) Act on faith just like Richard Roberts. We can’t see or touch or taste faith, but it’s the only thing that’s going to get us through every situation we face. Hebrews 10:38 says, The just shall live by faith.