Guard
Your Peace
Fight the good fight
of faith. I Timothy 6:12 (NIV)
• Stillness. . .
• Calmness. . .
• Tranquility. .
.
Jesus
gave us a powerful weapon against the kingdom of darkness—PEACE. How
frustrating it must be for our enemies to launch their best attacks and we
remain peaceful. Unknowingly to them what happens when a child of God is unjustly
harmed. Uh-oh!
Peace is a form of
spiritual warfare!
When we are attacked, it's human nature to want to strike back. Keep in mind that our real strength comes when we let the peace of God guide us. He is our umpire. (Colossians 3:15 AMP)
When we are attacked, it's human nature to want to strike back. Keep in mind that our real strength comes when we let the peace of God guide us. He is our umpire. (Colossians 3:15 AMP)
The
stillness of peace helps us to hear the gentle voice of God. The calmness of peace gives us a level head to obey
His voice, and the tranquility of peace restores our soul. Nothing is more powerful than Peace. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)
The
enemy is threatened by this and will do whatever it takes to get us to ditch
our weapon. He knows the exact peace robbing tactic to use on each of us. What
steals your peace of mind might not
threaten mine, and vice versa. Think about the low-key insidious peace stealers
that sneak in unannounced. Plug up those entry ways. (See Week #60: Off
Limits!)
A Personal Example:
Overall
I have a gentle nature. But, there are two things I will fight someone over; my
peace of mind is one of them. I will go to great lengths to seal up any means
for my peace to escape.
Before
I retired as a school principal, I didn’t mind getting to work before sunrise and
leaving very late after sunset. I did that because I NEVER brought work home with me. My home was my safe haven, a place
to unwind. I didn’t answer the telephone while I was cooking, or before I ate
my dinner. I wanted to enjoy my meals in peace. I didn’t open my mail until
Saturday mornings when my head was much clearer. In other words, I didn’t take
any chances of anything disturbing my weekday evenings.
While
I drove to work the next day, I still wouldn’t think about that school until it
was time for me to clock in. When I did, they had my full attention—that
is until it was time for me to go home.
Thou
wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he
trusteth in thee. (Isaiah 26:3)
ID Your
Peace Stealers, and Do Something About Them!
See you next week on
Paulette Talks Faith.
PEACE!
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