It's true. When we tend to look on the outside..on all around us and even
on the things that don't concern us,
surely, disappointments, depressions, worries and pains are up there ready to
eat us alive!
Look at the world.
Plane crashes, H1N1, recession, politicians that don't impress us, terrorism,
Iran, hunger, poverty, deaths, Michael Jackson.
and even at home, we have no escape..simple arguments with wives/husbands,
personal clashes with families, etc.
at work..bitchy boss, a**hole colleagues,deadlines, stress, rat race.
and even in our ownselves, we always have our own battle that needs to be won.
Like our insecurities, wants, choices,goals,confusions and sickness.
On the outside, for me it is so sickening.
and let me say it again, it's a cycle!
In the natural, it seems like there's no hope for all of these.
And that's where stress starts to build up.
unconsciously your world starts to go blank..
even when you pray a lot..there's seems no hope.
Enuff!!
Well, few years ago , that's what I thought too.
And then..
JESUS came...
Yes, He rescued me!
He redeemed me!
He has set me free from all of these!
and then ...I feel PEACE ..
"Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you… "
JOHN 14:27
Yes! I am referring to that PEACE Jesus' is talking about in the Bible.
Now? I am soooo much ok!
Newspapers can bombard the world with a lot of bad news
but here I am,,,in Jesus with so much Peace.
How did I attain that Peace? I got so much to share.
Will be sharing more of MY PEACE later on friends as we go along.
For now..I am sharing a very powerful devotional from Pastor Joseph Prince.
Read on and have a powerful, blessed and peaceful Friday!
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Seek God’s Kingdom And He Will Solve Your Problems
Romans 14:17
17… the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Are you troubled by many things today? For example, are you concerned about your rebellious teenager? Perhaps you see him as your problem, so you do your best to discipline him, only to end up with a heart full of worries and pain. And he is no better!
God says to you, “Don’t focus on controlling your rebellious teenager. Instead, seek first My kingdom, which is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Be conscious of the righteousness you have as a gift from My Son. Keep your inner man flowing with My peace and joy, and I will take care of your child.”
We tend to think that the people around us are the problem. When we don’t get the promotion we want, we blame our bosses and colleagues. When we lose our temper, we blame our wives and kids. However, God wants us to stop looking outside and to start looking within because His kingdom is within us. (Luke 17:21)
The abundance of the kingdom of God is already inside you. As you seek first God’s kingdom, and follow His righteousness, peace and joy, the abundance within you will flow out and become a reality in your circumstances. (Matthew 6:33) You will find that God has not only taken care of what is troubling you, but has also added blessings to you, be it a promotion, well-behaved kids or a loving wife.
“But Pastor Prince, how do I keep my inner man flowing with righteousness, peace and joy?”
Be conscious of your righteousness in Christ. Don’t be conscious of your sins and problems. Listen to anointed sermons that remind you of how righteous you are because of the perfect sacrifice of Christ. Peace and joy flow when you know that all your sins have been forgiven because of Jesus’ finished work.
So the next time something troubles you, don’t focus on correcting the problem. Instead, seek first God’s kingdom and His righteousness. Make it a priority to have your inner man flowing with His peace and joy, and He will take care of that problem for you!
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Hello Dinx, Ryan here! I'm intrigued by 2 items that have received special mention in your "doom & gloom" list! :) Iran & MJackson - very true! One of them is bent on seeing Israel off the map and the other, well, the world is bent on finding the cause of his death! I would rather, they sat & thought about his "future" after this death & that should bring some wake up calls into people who are hardened towards Christ! They say R.I.P, MJ, but the true meaning of R.I.P. is something this world has no idea of! Just as you've mentioned in your other entry about the peace of Christ, "peace" has become a cliche! Thank God we have Christ! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Ryan...You just gave me a new revelation on this one "true meaning of R.I.P. is something this world has no idea of!"
ReplyDeleteYes. I've come to finally noticed that "Rest In Peace" ,as the world thinks, comes only after death.
I remember when few times I have attended some wakes, a catholic priest would say , "May he rest in peace". Suddenly, some silly thoughts of mine would pop out and say "Hey, what about me?? I need that peace too! Do I need to die first before I can attain that?"
The truth is, we who are still living in this mad,fallen world are the ones who really need that "peace" ..
It's funny how the devil can twists things around and deceive people.
Yes! it's awesome that we have Jesus!
He has given us PEACE which transcends beyond
human understanding.
I have experienced that total PEACE 2years ago when I lost my Papa and sister in just a month time.If you can scroll down on my blog back on the year 2007 , you will see.
Not only that, series of inevitable circumtances of my life went shaking my world down and crushed me too. For some of my friends,it was devastating..Indeed, it was.But I can
only look unto it as seeing God's glory manifesting in me.
On the outside, my world has gone bonkers.
But on the inside, there was total calmness that I couldn't explain. And I know, it was Jesus workin in me...
He does moves in mysterious ways.
Right now, I know wars, deadly diseases and deaths won't stop.
It's a cycle..
We are just soooooo blessed to have Jesus..HIs peace is everything that we need to survive in this world that has gone bonkers.
Thank you Jesus in you I can rest in PEACE!!!