In Pursuit of Peace
Chapter One
PEACEKEEPER #1
Trust the Lord of Peace
God wants us to enjoy life and see good days. In fact, God's Word
tells us to search for peace, and seek it eagerly (see 1 Peter
3:11). We are not to merely desire peaceful relations with God, with
our fellow men, and with ourselves, but we are to pursue and go
after peaceful relationships!
The first way to find peace is in learning to trust God through a
relationship with Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. We
cannot have peace with God, others, or ourselves without His
lordship in our lives. The Bible says that Jesus is our wisdom from
God (see 1 Corinthians 1:30). His Word teaches us how to live
properly. He doesn't just give us wisdom-He is our wisdom. Through
trusting the Prince of Peace and having a personal relationship with
Him, we actually have indwelling wisdom from the Lord's presence in
us.
If we would get still long enough to let that wisdom rise and
minister to our minds, we wouldn't do so many foolish things. Too
many times, we react through our emotions and we ... read full excerpt from In Pursuit of Peace: 21 Ways to Conquer Anxiety, Fear, and Discontentment ebook
