3 Simple Steps to Peace
One of God's many wonderful qualities is that He is the God of Peace. He has given us access to this peace in many ways and I think that in this confusing time it is important to know how to find peace in the chaos.
I believe that a simple road map to obtaining the peace of God can be found in Philippians chapter 4. This road map comes in 3 steps with Scripture supporting each of them! Let's take a look!
3 Steps to Peace!
1. Prayer and Gratitude!
Philippians 4:6
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."
Want peace in a time of anxiety? I know I do! Talk to God about it!
Come to God and cast your cares on Him. He is a Sovereign God and He can carry the weight of whatever is burdening you! Come to God with thanksgiving in your heart knowing that the battle is not yours to fight, but that it is His and He is ALWAYS victorious!
When we come to God and cast our cares on Him it opens up our hearts to Him and fear, anxiety and worry cannot exist in His presence!
2. Right Thinking!
Philippians 4:8
"Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."
Your mindset can change everything! There is an old saying that goes like this, "whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you are right." If you come into every morning thinking that it's going to be a bad day then you're already turning it into one!
I am the worlds worst at this sometimes! One minor inconvenience comes along and instead of addressing it and then moving on, I think about it for the rest of the day. Thinking all along, "This is a terrible day!" when honestly it was only a mildly bad 5 seconds!
When life throws a bad moment your way, don't let it consume more time than it is worth! Turn your mind to the good and the lovely and the commendable and focus on that. I promise you that if you really think about it there are more good moments in any given day then bad moments!
3. Apply God's word to your life!
Philippians 4:9
"What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me - practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you"
Are you going through a rough time right now and have no idea what to do? Well you're not the only one to ever go through that!
Scripture is full of passages that talk of people that went through hard times and then had God bring them through! Find some scripture and begin to apply it to your life! I recently recorded a podcast episode talking about a journaling technique that can help you with this!
Psalms 119:11
"I have written your word in my heart; that I might not sin against you"
Read Scripture, write it down, and then meditate on it throughout your day and the God of peace will be with you!
These are three very simple steps that, if you apply to your life, will give you the peace that God wants you to have! I hope that this was helpful to everyone during this season of confusion!
Finishing Notes: PLEASE check out my podcast episode that I mentioned before if you want to learn a journaling technique that will help you meditate on Scripture! (If interested, please click here SOAP!) Also if you enjoy my content please enter you email in one of the SUBSCRIBE boxes and send in that information! I appreciate every single one of you who reads this and I am praying for you during this season and always!
Thank you, Ethan Corbett
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