gaining peace

Hello everyone,
I hope all is well.  The daily inspiration of the day is PEACE.  Let me start by saying peace only comes from God.  We realize that as we get older and wiser because we deal with trials and tribulations in life as well as stress.  The world is full of temptation and sometimes we do fail and make mistakes; but peace comes by giving God our burdens, knowing that God forgives us and depending on Him for all of our needs.  When the storms come, we know without a doubt that God is with us and we gain strength to get through whatever we’re dealing with at that time.  I’m going to share with you how I gain peace and hopefully my experience(s) can help you to do the same.

It’s one verse that always comes to my mind as I think about peace at that is:
Philippians 4:6,7
Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by Prayer and Petition, with Thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.  Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

To me, those are some powerful words because it tells me to trust God, have confidence in God, don’t worry about anything and when I’m going through something, talk to God, make my requests known and He will understand and protect me through whatever I’m dealing with in life.

We all are human and it’s normal to get stressed at times with situations; but the key is knowing how to get back up and begin again with peace.  It’s absolutely nothing that we deal with that God doesn’t see or know about.  He knows what we’re dealing with and He said I will never leave you so in knowing that: I’m at peace.  I may feel pain here and there with whatever I’m dealing with but pain goes away in due time and when I need strength, I go to God. We have to have total confidence in God and know that He will take care of our burdens.

We have to always remember that Jesus already paid the price for our sins so why are we stressed or worrying about things.  God wants us to have joy and happiness so we can give hope to the world and let our light shine so that people can see Him through us. Even if you have failed, it’s time to begin again by letting go and letting God.

Now, I’m not going to say that I don’t get stressed at times because we all do but we have to know how to keep it moving through it all and like I said before begin again even if I mess up in life.  It took me years to realize that but it’s very important to refresh our relationship all the time with God to stay connected to the vine because if not we won’t have peace.  Peace comes when we’re connected to the vine because our stresses and temptations will guide us on the wrong path.

Also, we have to learn to take one day at a time.  I used to worry so much about things but if we think about the serenity prayer, we will realize that we can only do what we can, when we can.  I always say that we worry so much about tomorrow and not paying attention to today.

God said don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Matthew 6:34. I realize that there’s so much peace in the day because God has allowed me to still be here, He gives me what I need, and He walks with me on my journey.  Let’s always remember that God is always with us and accept God’s Grace.  God’s grace is everything and when we accept His grace, we will gain peace.

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​Amen and Thank You Lord