" And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:7
A very familiar verse that we have heard. How does this verse look like when lived out loud ? Lets look from verse 4 onwards , "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus"
Having surrendered it all to Him , not faking it , but truly laying it down to Him, making our requests known to Him and resting in the surety of who God is, His peace which is just beyond understanding will guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus.
So how indeed does this look like when lived out loud ? It looks like Joseph still following the Lord immaterial of whether the walls that surrounded him were the prison walls or the palace walls. It seems unreasonable to be at such peace when wrongly accused and put in prison. But that's what God can do , because that wasnt Joseph's destination. He was still en route to where God wanted him to be.
We read in Galatians 5:22-23, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
When does a tree bear fruit ? When it is firmly rooted in good ground and is being watered and nourished.
A life lived for Christ is one which overflows from an intimate relationship with Him.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus
God Bless
Philippians 4:7
A very familiar verse that we have heard. How does this verse look like when lived out loud ? Lets look from verse 4 onwards , "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus"
Having surrendered it all to Him , not faking it , but truly laying it down to Him, making our requests known to Him and resting in the surety of who God is, His peace which is just beyond understanding will guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus.
So how indeed does this look like when lived out loud ? It looks like Joseph still following the Lord immaterial of whether the walls that surrounded him were the prison walls or the palace walls. It seems unreasonable to be at such peace when wrongly accused and put in prison. But that's what God can do , because that wasnt Joseph's destination. He was still en route to where God wanted him to be.
We read in Galatians 5:22-23, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
When does a tree bear fruit ? When it is firmly rooted in good ground and is being watered and nourished.
A life lived for Christ is one which overflows from an intimate relationship with Him.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus
God Bless
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