“Always be full of joy in the Lord.” Philippians 4:4
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. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7
” Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable, and right and pure, and lovely and admirable. Think about things that excellent and worthy of praise.” Philippians 4:8
I cannot speak for everyone who is reading the Lord’s scriptures this morning, but I can say with honesty and truth, that I want to live within God’s peace. When we come to our Lord God in heaven and submit to him with appreciation and faith, he will give to us the ability to live in faith of his truths and promises. He will give us a permanent peace that can only be offered by Him. However, we must commit to him and live our lives in submission to his ways. He tells us to be full of joy in the Lord. We are to be filled with gladness of heart by knowing God, abiding in Christ and filled with the Holy Spirit. We are to accept his gracious ways into our lives and live them before those around us. We must not be ashamed or slip back into our worldly ways. We are, instead, to march forward with a focus and desire to live in Him and no other place. Our first thoughts in times of trouble should be to go to our God in heaven with what we need and ask him for help. We should worry about nothing as worry is a sin and not a blessing. It robs us of our faith and does not give us the gracious promises that God wants us to live by. Instead of worrying we are to pray. We are to believe, receive and then praise him and thank him for answering our prayers. We should live beyond what the world offers us and keep our thoughts on our Lord and the good things he offers. We should think honorable and right things and not bad or ugly things that may never happen. Our Lord God never fails. He always provides! We should never doubt but always believe. Answers to our prayers may not come as fast as we want or in the way we think they should, but he will and does answer. Always be joyful in the Lord and always live in God’s peace! Always stay alert and don’t miss a single blessing! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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