Shedding Shackles

Stress is anything that causes you to react with emotions. We were not meant to be emotional, says Roland. Respond rightly with help from God.

When Adam sinned, he lost an intimate relationship with the Father. God is the only one who could restore it.

Always be willing to admit you made a mistake, says Roland. Take a step back from wrong ideas and find God's right way.

A listener asks what is meant by blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Roland discusses his relationships book, which has chapters dedicated to specific issues.

Roland discusses your state of mind. In order to have peace of mind, you need to enter a heavenly state, where you are not subject to thought.

Stress is the effect of evil on the soul. Today, there's a concerted effort to undermine the family. Maintain your virtue, do what is right, and you'll reduce stress at the same time.

If you resent someone, that becomes distress. Other's failings are opportunities to practice forgiveness and grow in your Christian life.

When you're scheming for the future, you fall away from God. Instead of being preoccupied, Roland says you should be there for your loved ones.

Roland discusses speaking up and living a stress-free existence. If you always did what is right, you would avoid stress. Others give you approval for not rocking the boat, but sometimes that means conflict with yourself.

Do you have doubts? Learn to dismiss them, because if you fall into doubt, it becomes fear and anxiety. Learn to watch them until they dissipate.

Resentment is an insidious form of anger, says Roland. You need a problem-solving attitude with your family, the same way you do at work.

Most people are shackled by negative thoughts. The best is to prevent problems in the first place, says Roland. Second, there ought to be a way to face an issue with awareness.

Do you get immersed in thought? Finances, relationships, and planning can all take you away from reality. Roland delves into what worry is and how to remain true to yourself.

A listener asks about the Pharisees' worship of God. For most people, their thoughts are stressing them out.

Why don't we have peace of mind? Roland answers this and other listener questions. You are probably lost in your thoughts, which blocks you from God.

In a delicate moment, do you say or do the right thing? If you're concerned with looking good or saving face, your response will have ego in it. The devil casts us into a thought process, but God's way involves intuition.

There ought to be a difference between Christians and non-Christians. The answer lies in yearning for God and His right way.

You may be a replica of someone you worshipped, but there is also a force driving them that turns up in you. This force can be transferred via resentment.

Roland discusses reality and that which made reality. In many families, one who tells the truth is looked at like a terrible person.

A listener asks about temptation. Adam chose ambition and he lost Paradise. In the same way, you must avoid selfish ambition and instead follow your conscience.

Is there something in you that yearns for the Truth? That is pure intent. Join Roland as he discusses how to have great character: be a "regular person" subject to God.

Roland discusses what love is and what it isn't. We are to have faith and love, and we fail when we try to make things happen without God.

Christ is the only man who never failed. His victory was on the cross. Roland discusses how the deepest things in life involve faith and doubt.

The first peace you must find is peace within. To find peace, you should go through the world always with an eye to what is right.

Roland speaks about a burden on people. Whatever is in charge of deceptions, it cannot bear seeing the truth and immerses itself in feelings.