Coping Mechanisms

The definition of coping is "to deal effectively with something difficult." Sadly, what we see in our society is the unhealthy attempts to deal with the difficulties we experience in life. In John 6:66, Jesus asked his disciples if they were going to turn away from the truth, and Peter said... "To whom do we turn?" In this message, we will ask ourselves a similar question. To whom do you turn, to what do you turn to when life becomes difficult? Screen time, addiction, overeating, isolation, people pleasing, self-harm, anger, overspending, and avoidance are just some of the unhealthy mechanisms that we can turn to when life get's hard. What do you run to, instead of God's presence? What do you turn to instead of God's word? God has called us to thrive, not survive, and Christians can't afford to rely on unhealthy coping mechanisms.