I have so many posts on peace on the blog. It is because the Lord has dealt so strongly with me about it. I have always had it as a believer, though I didn’t always realize it or recognize the Spirit whispering it to my soul.
I needed it everyday, and I needed in tough times, I especially needed it in the hospital and when other threats to my heart and soul came prowling. I knew the Lord emphasized it to me repeatedly, that is why I can’t emphasize it enough to my readers. It is that important!
I like this quote on the template. We get to His peace one step at a time. First, we face our problems, and it is a natural reaction to look to the natural. The doctor said it was this or that. ” What am I going to do? ” ” Should I get a second opinion? ” ” What if something happens? “
Even phone call at night, we tend to think something is wrong at late hours. ” Has someone died? Had a wreck? Or heart attack? ” ” What if I don’t get that promotion? Raise? Contract? ” It is easy to fall into the natural traps of fear, that is why we, as believers, have to rely on faith to overcome it in Him. His perfect love casts out fear, 1 John 4:8 and it gives us peace, His peace…
“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. ” John 14:27 New Living
His peace is a gift unlike any other, it is not the world’s definition of peace meaning an absence of war. We are at war with an enemy but He fights those battle if we can be still and in His peace, Psalm 46:10 and Exodus 14:14. It is also a divisive sword between the religious and even relatives, also unbelievers, Matthew 10:34.
His love offers us peace, but we have to step out in faith and open that gift so that when the doctor gives us news, we can believe the good report of Isaiah 53:1. When the phone rings at three in the morning we can confess that we don’t have a spirit of fear, but power, the Holy Spirit who speaks peace and gives us love and a sound mind, 2 Timothy 1:7. We can pray about our work, that God blesses it and rewards us as we seek Him, Hebrews 11:6.
It may be a baby step to replace natural, feelings and emotion with faith and to speak it out in peace back to God as Jesus has spoken it to us. But we grow in His grace the more we pursue peace, Psalm 34:14. He is the Prince of Peace and pursues us with His peace. The more we read it, speak it, grow in it and rely on it, we begin to take it all in stride.
It is like a go to prayer in every situation. We can walk hand in hand with Jesus beside still waters, He will even carry us if need be but soon we will not be breaking stride with Him, following the footsteps of peace. His Peace, one step at a time we will get there without troubled of fearful hearts.
And sometimes, it is the Spirit who stirs our hearts, but Paul reminded a young Timothy to fan the flame of his gift, the Holy Spirit. He received that powerful and even peaceful gift by the laying on of hands. While we all receive a measure of the Spirit to walk in at salvation, there is a subsequent baptism of the the Spirit. You might want to study that further.
And if you ask, He will let your grow in grace and walk in His Spirit, His peace. While I can’t be there to lay hands on you. I do lay the words of Jesus out there to be sown into hearts. And sometimes, it is we who have to stir up our gifts, even a step at a time, to get to His peace.
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