Sharing by: Pam Crawford
This
Easter season I was reminded that tomorrow is promised to no one. In lieu
of this reality, what can we do to make the best of every day that we are given? How
can we love God, ourselves, and others better? Where can true peace be found in
this life as we await the next?
“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and
all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of
its own. – Matthew 6:33-34
Worry is the enemy's tool to keep us from trusting the God of the Bible.
“Trust in
the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all
your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your path straight.” – Proverbs 3:5-6
We don't have to understand everything before we choose to surrender our will to God's will.
Although we have been given "free-will" it is critical that we exercise it wisely.
“Now listen,
you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year
there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will
happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little
while and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say,
“If it is the Lord’s will,
we will live and do this or that. As it is, you boast and brag. All such
boasting is evil. Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t
do it, sins.” – James 4:13-17
“Peace I
leave 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
What do you prefer? Peace or chaos? The choice is yours.
Life’s
Application Commentary:
"Imagine never worrying about anything! It seems like
an impossibility; we all have worries on the job, in our homes, at school. The
Apostle Paul’s advice is to turn our worries into prayers. Do you want to worry
less? Pray more. True peace
is not found in positive thinking, in absence of conflict, or in good things.
It comes from knowing God is in control. Unlike worldly peace, which is usually
defined as the absence of conflict, this peace is confident assurance in any
circumstance; with Christ’s peace, we have no need to fear the present or the
future. If your life is full of stress, allow the Holy Spirit to fill you with
Christ’s peace."
Whatever you focus on becomes the ruling factor of your life.
Blessings in the days ahead.
Blessings in the days ahead.
In Christ by grace,
Pam
HE IS RISEN INDEED!
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