Week 18 - Peace

PEACE

Peace Treaty

War and Peace

War! What Is It Good For?

Peace Be With You ... And Also With You

Make Love, Not War

Peace On Earth

Peace Of Cake

Peace Of Pie

Peace Of Toast

There Is No Peace

I Am For Peace. But When I Speak, They Are For War.

Peacemakers

Peace Maker

Prince Of Peace

Why Do All Of The Followers Of The Prince Of Peace Cheer When We Drop Bombs On The Middle East?

Relative Peace

Have Peace Within Yourself

Be At Peace With All Men

Turmoil Without

Peace Within

Blue Skies. Green Lights. Peace.

Peaceful Easy Feeling

“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” 

― Albert Einstein

Philippians 4

(6)  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

(7)  And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

(8)  Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

Anxious, Adjective

Full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous

Prayer, Noun

A devout petition to God

Supplicate, Verb

To pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition

Thanksgiving, Noun

The act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgement of benefits or favors, especially to God

Peace, Noun, Verb

You will know it when you have it!

Peace does not come from a mere religious exercise.

Peace does not come from the vain repetition of soulless prayers.

Peace does not arrive by accident.

Peace does not just appear.

Wars in the Middle East don’t have much effect on our daily life, unless of course you are in the military or have a loved one serving in Afghanistan. However, the pressures of life, if not dealt with properly, can build up in our minds and emotions to where we feel all alone on a hill overrun by the enemy.

There are many options to choose from to cope with the stresses of life: just ignore the problems and hope they go away; have another drink; take another pill; just stay in bed; talk to a friend; talk to your mom; or dad. Obviously some of these solutions will work better than others. And some of these solutions will last longer than others.

When the fears and anxieties of life press against your life like a flood, entering the presence of the Father with prayer and supplications, with thanksgiving, drives the waves back to the shoreline. Prayer. Supplication. Thanksgiving. Get alone with God. Pour out all of your heart. Lay all of your situations and circumstances before him exactly as you see them. All of them. Wait for him. Worship him. Thank him.

Making prayer, and supplication, with thanksgiving a daily priority will build a high wall of heavenly protection around your precious life. This tower is as high as the heavens and as deep as bedrock. You can run into this high tower and be safe from the storms of life. Your relationship with the Father is impenetrable, unmoving, stable, secure.

Enter the Father’s high tower.

He will drive out fear.

He will remove all doubt.

He will give you peace.

He is your peace.

Moms and dads worry and get anxious for their children. I don’t. I have already entered into prayer and supplication with thanksgiving for you. I have a deep peace from God that he is working all things out for your good. I have peace because the Father has you!

I love you.

Dad.