July 03, 2017
Topic :- His Peace, My Responsibility
Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give
and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I
give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled,
neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing
yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do
not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated
and cowardly and unsettled.]
—John 14:27
Perhaps you have never thought about how
important it is to manage your emotions. I
imagine we all think, I can’t help how I act when
I am having a hard time. That is a normal human
reaction, but with God on your side helping you,
you don’t have to behave the way a “normal”
person would.
It is obvious from Jesus’ words in John 14:27
that He desires for you to have wonderful peace,
but please notice He is also giving you a
responsibility. He wants you to choose to control
the negative emotions that can steal your peace.
You cannot always control your circumstances,
but you can control yourself with God’s help.
Power Thought: God has given me His peace,
and I will walk in it.
