While the world seeks to cope with the pressures of life by consuming happy pills, alcohol, drugs, entertainment, food and all sorts of things, God has already given us everything we need to live in heaven on earth, including His peace, joy and love. This 25-minute message explains how simple it is to receive all God wants us to have.
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Author: James Bailey
James Bailey is a blogger, business owner, husband and father of two grown children. In 1982, he surrendered his life to the Lord Jesus Christ. In 2012, he founded Z3news.com to broadcast the message of salvation by reporting end time news before it happens.
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Great message, James! Our entire society nowadays is over-medicated. At a previous job I had, I was one of the few people who wasn’t taking some kind of a prescription drug for stress. One time I heard a conversation between two of my co-corkers. The first one said, “this job is stressing me out so much!” The second person said, “maybe you should increase your medication.” First person: “I already did!” Sad…and these are legal drugs…yes, there were times I was stressed, but it was only God who gave me the peace of mind and patience to make it through the day, and without any prescription drugs or alcohol.
I really appreciate the new podcasts that you’re making James. they’re very sincere, open and encouraging. I hope that there’s many more to come.
Thanks for the encouragement Tera. YouTube removed some of my podcasts last year and when they finally started allowing me to upload new ones again, they made changes to restrict the visibility which makes it far less likely for any non-subscribers to ever see them. As a result, the number of views has been reduced significantly. I’m trying not to let that discourage me, which is what I think is their goal as they have already shut down many of the Christian channels I had subscribed to. So I appreciate your feedback.
Thanks James for pouring out your heart and making us more hungry.
Thanks for the encouragement.
Thanks again. I remember reading that scripture in psalm a few weeks back maybe and saying in amazement: “David *understood*!!” There are a lot of scriptures like that which – for some reason – I never grasped like that before. Anyways, someone’s prayers here are greatly effective. The pressure I had been experiencing was just so much easier to deal with quite suddenly. I still had some “badthoughts”, but there was no feeling attached to them and no pressure/compulsion to go along with the thought. It was just so much easier to deal with and it’s been a long, long long long time. It almost feels like cheating, honestly, because one of the things I keep getting hammered with is that I have to fight it by myself. If I don’t, then I am pathetic and weak and an embarrassment and a disappointment. I was very hesitant to share that because I didn’t want to start running to people for this problem as I have been convicted for that multiple times (one time, that – I apologise – that He sees it like whoring after someone else) But, I was reminded of how even the Lord prayed for strength during Gethsemane, and that’s different from blabbing everything off hoping for help/relief from someone else. But I think I am starting to understand that relying on my own strength is probably just as bad as clinging to someone else’s. It is an exercise here – being told in so many ways that I must lean on *the Lord* – not myself, not other people, and not “my fear”. Which is another idol. You didn’t put it that way. But that is exactly what it has been for me. This is something I learned over time. It is probably why it is… Read more »
Really excellent James,
I will play again on trip home tomorrow: highly valuable material,
regards Phil
Great message and encouragement, James! God invites us to come closer and learn of Him and delights when we seek Him. May He give us all the heart of David! The truths you’re sharing cannot be found in most churches, and there are hungry people who need to know how to get closer to Him. Thank you for working while it is still day.
Amen, brother James, amen!!!
I have questions and I’m not sure the most appropriate place to put it. I think here – maybe. Please forgive me if I’m wrong? I have had an experience several weeks ago that still puzzles me. Maybe someone has insight. I have a small idea of what some of it meant, but I’m not clear on most of it. I was in praise and worship. I said to the Lord that I freely choose to give Him everything – my heart, my soul, my mind, all of me and everything. Right away, I got very hot. This has happened often when I am dealing with what I call spiritual stress (ex. strong temptation) or at times when He seems to have something to say to me and it’s very clear. So, that part wasn’t a surprise, but immediately after I had another sensation. It was like cool water being poured from my head down and that continued for maybe 15 minutes. I don’t know what that was at all, but everything seemed to go well, but then I messed up. After the cool water sensation stopped, I overextended myself in my enthusiasm and that made me afraid and when I got afraid, my heart started to go into a panic like I was going to die. I am not being dramatic. It truly felt like I could die right there And then the cool water sensation *again!* But I still felt that heart panic and it was…just awful. Shortly thereafter, one of my children got up (it was the middle of the night) which was probably a good thing for me. But I had residual effects in my heart for maybe a day or two after that. I need to understand what occurred. I sometimes think and pray about… Read more »
The presence of the Lord can be this way. This is why the angels had to say to not be afraid, as the awesome presence they carried radiated the anointing. It’s hard to not become afraid when his presence gets really strong I think, because it seems too much to handle. Others can chime in but that at least one idea.
I just wanted to know what the cool water was, but it’s ok. I maybe should have just left it alone and not asked anyone, but it has been a curiosity that is difficult to ignore. It doesn’t matter. No. I didn’t give all the details on that part (the heart panic) of it because I think I already understand. I also don’t like telling people everything. No. It wasn’t…hmm…this is going to put me in a bad light but I don’t care. Who knows? Maybe this will be an education for some others. I was talking to the Lord Jesus and I wanted to go to the Father, and that’s when all kinds of doubts and fears came regarding my unworthiness. The fear settled in and my heart just – I don’t know what sort of hormones were going through my system – felt like it was going to leap out of my body. I’ve had panic attacks and anxiety before. A panic attack makes you think you are going to die, too, but this was very very different. That’s when the cool water sensation happened again and shortly after I was interrupted. God doesn’t like fear and doubt. Obviously. You have to approach Him the right way. I have talked to Him many times before and it was fine, or at least better. This time was different. I don’t always understand various experiences. I don’t know sometimes whether I should say anything, but it was impressed on me that I can’t just hide away for fear of making a mistake or getting hurt. Or else how could I ever love or serve others if I play the lone Ranger? I don’t know how all this is supposed to work, but I know I have to trust the One… Read more »