Challenges to Our Peace

It's difficult to maintain a sense of peace, no matter how perfect our personal space happens to be. We grow and change during each phase of life, so we often yearn for something new and challenging. God made it possible for change to occur throughout our lives, even when it disrupts our daily status quo.

We learn by living that peace is fragile in relationships and within ourselves. Winning an argument or gaining control doesn’t guarantee peace and contentment. Peace may never be achieved when pride and contempt are allowed to dominate.

If this is your situation, consider what Jesus said in Matthew 5:9. "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons of God." A name for God is Jehovah Shalom, “the Lord is peace.”  How do you obtain his peace? This is his promise: "If you walk in my statutes and keep them, ... I will bless you with peace." Having peace with God, others, and oneself is a treasure of great worth.  

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 So now, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith in his promises, we can have real peace with him because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.

~Romans 5:1 The Living Bible

 

May the Lord himself, who is our source of peace, give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.

~2 Thessalonians 3:16 Good News Bible

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