Life 101
Peace. Man, is that ever important to have in your life. It protects you from so many things: distraction, anxiety, fear, performance, etc.
When John the Baptist was born, his father Zechariah said that John would be a prophet who would go ahead of Jesus to prepare His ways - one being, showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace.
Peace in Hebrew does not mean merely freedom from trouble; it means all that makes for a person's highest good; and through Christ a man is enabled to walk in the ways that lead to everything that means life, and no longer to all that means death.
Colossians 3:15 says that we are even CALLED to peace! And that we should "let the peace of Christ keep (us) in step with each other."
How? Well... if we pray about stuff, the Bible says that the peace of God will guard (our) hearts and (our) minds. Sound like a good place to start! Plus, if we allow our mind to be controlled by God's Spirit we are promised LIFE and PEACE! That should help us keep up with each other!
Maybe that's why I used to always autograph my CDs with this prayer:
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." [Romans 15:13]
Because, ya know... I'm "into" keeping the peace.
When John the Baptist was born, his father Zechariah said that John would be a prophet who would go ahead of Jesus to prepare His ways - one being, showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace.
Peace in Hebrew does not mean merely freedom from trouble; it means all that makes for a person's highest good; and through Christ a man is enabled to walk in the ways that lead to everything that means life, and no longer to all that means death.
Colossians 3:15 says that we are even CALLED to peace! And that we should "let the peace of Christ keep (us) in step with each other."
How? Well... if we pray about stuff, the Bible says that the peace of God will guard (our) hearts and (our) minds. Sound like a good place to start! Plus, if we allow our mind to be controlled by God's Spirit we are promised LIFE and PEACE! That should help us keep up with each other!
Maybe that's why I used to always autograph my CDs with this prayer:
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." [Romans 15:13]
Because, ya know... I'm "into" keeping the peace.
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8:30 PMYour brother in law reads your blog.
We are all in search of peace. Without a relationship with our creator there is none to be found. Good job.
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