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4 Steps to Peace

Finding peace in the darkest times and the hardest circumstances, can feel like an impossibility. 

The book of Philippians offers a 4-step process to find a lasting, mind-surpassing peace that is not dependent on the circumstances or situation we are in.  

1. Don’t worry.
2. Pray. Tell God what you need.
3. Thank Him.
4. Fix your thoughts. 

How do we NOT worry (#1) in the face of crushing darkness? In the threat of the loss of everything we know or knew our life to be??!

This directs us to #2. We pray. We CAN ask Him for strength. For courage. For hope. For peace. For protection. To provide our daily needs. 

#3 feels impossible in the pit. But it begins to become a possibility when we try to see and start to recognize, even in the smallest ways, the direct intervention of a loving God in the big and small details of our lives. In a text from a friend. A call from a family member. An unexpected gift. Words of encouragement. These “coincidences” are not actually happenstance, but signs of a God who truly loves us and is actively intervening on our behalf to work for our good. 

The slightest sliver of a crack in our eyelids to begin to open and see these things begins to bring a flood of light in darkness. 

When our eyes begin to open in gratitude, we can now begin to (#4) FIX our eyes on what is TRUE; what is honorable, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and worthy of praise.

This begins to shift the focus of our eyes off of all of the hurt, the darkness, the lies, the pain, and towards those good things He has for us and the truth He has given us. 

These 4 practical steps only have their full effect of bringing God’s peace, which is something that far exceeds anything we have ever experienced or can understand, through the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. 

Experiencing THIS peace is mindblowing! It is unshakeable. It is transformative. It is a new life. And it is AVAILABLE for EVERYONE, in every situation and circumstance! All we have to do is ask.

Turn towards Him and ask for this peace today. He is eager to give. 

For Today

Don’t worry. Ask Him to help you here. Ask Him to provide exactly what you need! 

Pray. Tell God what you need. 

Thank Him. If your eyes feel closed, if this feels impossible, ask Him to begin to open your eyes to see this! Journaling these things is a great way to SEE what God is doing and how He is at work FOR us.

Fix your thoughts. Ask Him to help keep your eyes fixed on His truth, His word, and on Jesus Christ. Practically, start a dark day in the light of His word.

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