i want to live in God’s peace
Hello friend! Happy Saturday!
(if you are reading this another day, than happy day!! :))
Oh my goodness I hope you are having an amazing day so far! I am so excited that you are here! I can’t wait to spend some time together and grow in the Lord together!
The Lord laid this topic on my heart last night, and I am so excited to talk about it with y’all! I want to talk about living and walking in the peace of God today. Living without anxiety, stress, or fear.
Stress was a big hurdle in my life- I really struggled with getting overly stressed out, letting in consume me in the moment- so much so that I accidentally broke things because I was operating in that place of stress. But let me just tell you that the peace of God is unlike any other; it says in the Bible that God’s peace “exceeds anything we can understand.” (Philippians 4:7) And He has made this rest and peace available to you! Anxiety, stress, fear- those things are not your identity, and you don’t have to live with them! They are not your portion; the enemy is using those things to get you down- DON’T LET him!!
I have heard so many people say “I am anxious,” “I have anxiety,” “I am just fearful,” “I am just a stressful person,”. Y'all when we say these things, we are verbally agreeing with the lies of the enemy, and we have to put that to a stop. Our words have so much power! We are created in the Lord’s image, and God spoke the world into existence! So when you speak lies out, then you are engraving that deeper and deeper into your soul. You are giving satan more and more footholds in your life. The enemy of our soul wants us to think that we were made with anxiety or stress or fear; it says in 1 Peter 5:8-
“Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.”
Stay alert! Stand firm in the truth, even if it is really hard to believe it in the moment! Don’t agree with the lies of the enemy!
Abba has made this rest available to you. (Hebrews 4:1) He wants you to live in His peace. Jesus died on the cross for you; He died on the cross so you could live in freedom, live in a relationship with Him, and live empowered! One of the fruits of the Spirit is PEACE! When you say YES to Jesus, accept Him as Lord and Savior, are filled with the Holy Spirit, and actively pursue Him every day, then the fruits of the Spirit will be a by-product. And guess what one of the fruits of the Spirit are? PEACE! (Galatians 5:22-23) It says in Colossians 1:10-
“Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.”
When you push away the things of the world, pursue God, and ask the Holy Spirit to come and fill you, then oh my goodness the Lord’s peace will fill you up! You won’t have to force it, when you just follow God. Peace will just be a by-product of being in relationship with Jesus! Your lives will reflect the Lord, and God is the God of Peace! We have to replace anxiety, stress, and fear with the Lord. So instead of being so focused on "don’t be anxious, don’t be anxious,” be focused on living more like Jesus; living out the Bible and Abiding in a relationship with Him!
Here’s the thing y’all, the enemy tries to make anxiety look so big. He tries to make the fears and worries of tomorrow look huge. But they aren’t! In the moment, instead of letting it cripple us- give it to the Lord. It says in Philippians 4:6-
“Don’t worry about anything, instead pray about everything!”
and in Matthew 6:34-
“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries.”
and in Matthew 11:28-30-
“Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.’”
Our gentle Savior wants to take all the anxiety, all of the worry, all of the fear. We weren’t meant to carry it, if we continue to it will destroy us. Pray about everything, walk in the freedom that Jesus paid for. I know that it is easier said than done- especially in the moment. But you are more than a conquerer in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:37), and satan, the grave, has already been defeated! Satan has already lost! Don’t let him win the war of your mind, you can have a clean conscience- all because of Jesus! Here is a portion of Scripture, a promise from our Promise Keeping Abba, to cling to and put into practice to conquer the attacks of the enemy:
“Don’t worry about everything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank. Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. He peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned and recieved from me-everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.”
This is how we conquer anxiety, stress, fear. This is how we walk in God’s peace. The last thing I want to share with you is a pray that really helped me conquer stress. Whenever I would feel myself getting overwhelmed and at the tipping point, I would pray this pray that I learned from Holly Furtick:
“I breath you in Holy Spirit
(take a breath)
And Your Strength comes suddenly
(take a breath)
And Your Peace fills me up completely.”
Whenever you feel anxiety, stress, fear, or worry creeping in, I want you to immediately pray this prayer. And, I want you to go and listen to a song by Elevation Worship called “All of a Sudden.” These two things helped me, and they will help you. Because if you draw near to God He draws near to You. (James 4:8), and He will come and Father you like the Father of Peace He is.
Thank you so much for reading friend! I hope this helps you walk in the peace of God! Hey can we do something really really amazing today?! Can we show someone how amazing life with Jesus is? Let’s live, walk, and talk like Jesus today! I love y’all so much, and Jesus loves you more!
