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more of His peace

 


God gave me as a Bible promise over 30 years ago.  I have quoted these so many times.  It tells us about His incredible peace that God wants to put in our lives. 

 

Philippians 4:6-7 NLT  

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

 

I love these verses.  Most of all, the direction of these verses will give us what God desires for us to have. 

 

His peace will guard you hearts.

 

Apart from Christ there is no peace.  With Christ there is extreme peace.  God’s peace guards our hearts.  That is the place where salvation starts and where convincing comes strongest for people of faith.  It is from our heart we speak.  It is from our heart that the greatest decisions happen.  It is in our heart of hearts where we live and breathe and move with God.  Therefore, that is why we need God to guard our hearts.

 

His peace guards our minds.  This is our emotions and even our will.  Think about the part our mind fills out with our character and so deep things in our lives.

 

God’s peace comes out when the world is at its worst.  God’s peace is what keeps us when all else is confusion and chaos.  God’s peace is what leads us to live by faith and trust Christ.  


We need that kind of peace in our lives.  I choose peace.  That is why I choose Jesus.

 

May we find ourselves kicking worry away as we pray about everything finding ourselves more thankful than ever before.  It will be at that moment where living and abiding in Christ makes His peace come alive in our lives.

 

May we literally and daily experience the peace of God guarding our hearts and minds!

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