Are You Ever Troubled?

August 26th, 2015 by JDVaughn Leave a reply »

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you… —John 14:27

 

There are times in our lives when our peace is based simply on our own ignorance. But when we are awakened to the realities of life, true inner peace is impossible unless it is received from Jesus. When our Lord speaks peace, He creates peace, because the words that He speaks are always “spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63). Have I ever received what Jesus speaks? “…My peace I give to you…”— a peace that comes from looking into His face and fully understanding and receiving His quiet contentment.Are you severely troubled right now? Are you afraid and confused by the waves and the turbulence God sovereignly allows to enter your life? Have you left no stone of your faith unturned, yet still not found any well of peace, joy, or comfort? Does your life seem completely barren to you? Then look up and receive the quiet contentment of the Lord Jesus. Reflecting His peace is proof that you are right with God, because you are exhibiting the freedom to turn your mind to Him. If you are not right with God, you can never turn your mind anywhere but on yourself. Allowing anything to hide the face of Jesus Christ from you either causes you to become troubled or gives you a false sense of security.With regard to the problem that is pressing in on you right now, are you “looking unto Jesus” (Hebrews 12:2) and receiving peace from Him? If so, He will be a gracious blessing of peace exhibited in and through you. But if you only try to worry your way out of the problem, you destroy His effectiveness in you, and you deserve whatever you get. We become troubled because we have not been taking Him into account. When a person confers with Jesus Christ, the confusion stops, because there is no confusion in Him. Lay everything out before Him, and when you are faced with difficulty, bereavement, and sorrow, listen to Him say, “Let not your heart be troubled…” (John 14:27).
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August 26 2015

Journal Entry for Today-JDV

Good morning Lord. This line from the devotional really captured my attention: Reflecting His peace is proof that you are right with God, because you are exhibiting the freedom to turn your mind to Him. Lord, thank You for leading me to this place day after day after day; to a place where I learn that real peace comes for being surrendered and connected, knowing You are God and You have good plans for me. But Lord, how do I keep my mind’s eye from looking at the pending storms and or the lack of resources for long periods of time? I wonder if receiving peace instead of solutions and direct answers to prayers and requests is simply a short term response from you.

And God says…”Everything about your life on earth is short term. And just because you believe that more resources or protection from a storm is what you need, does not make it so. I know the plans I have for you, plans for good and not evil. I make all things work together for your good. You believe that I have answered all your long term questions by providing eternal life and a peace about your heavenly home provided by the sacrifice of Jesus. You have faith and believe in your heavenly home; even though you cannot see heaven. Know too that I have provided for all your short term requirements even though you often cannot see those answers either. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, of things unseen. Supernaturally, you can come to trust, believe and rely on the substance of things unseen when you are surrendered and connected to Jesus. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own understanding or perception, and I will make your paths straight. Seek first the kingdom of God, which is Jesus, and I will provide everything else you require, including a peace that surrounds you even when, from a human point of view, it looks like storms and need overwhelm you.”

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