It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hardwork. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.
- "The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace."
- Romans 8:6Meditation: Have you been living out your passions? Are the desires of your flesh in control of your mind?
IF SO peace will only ever be out of reach. Surrender to Jesus. Ask for His Spirit and begin to live true life at rest in peace. - Jesus: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
- John 14:27 - "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7Meditation: All you have to do is just talk to Him. Talk to God, talk genuinly, and peace will find you.
- Jesus said - “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
- John 16:33 - "The seeming peace a sinner has is not from the knowledge of his happiness but the ignorance of his danger." - D.L. Moody
- "You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you." - Isaiah 26:3Meditation: The more you trust Christ with your life the more peace will increase in your life.
- "Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you."
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16Meditation: God is the Lord of peace himself. The Lord of peace has an ample supply of peace, ask Him for some. He isn't greedy. - "In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord , make me dwell in safety." - Psalms 4:8
- 'This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea.' - Isaiah 48:17-18
- "For God is not a God of disorder but of peace..." - 1 Corinthians 14:33
- For he himself[Jesus] is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility - Ephesians 2:14
- '...Peace, peace, to those far and near,” says the Lord . “And I will heal them.” But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud. “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”'- Isaiah 57:19-21
"The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads; no one who walks along them will know peace." - Isaiah 59:8 - "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful." - Colossians 3:15
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