Depleted: War Against Peace.

DEPLETED? THERE IS AN ALL OUT WAR AGANST PEACE!

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes)

*Many say there are 6 basic emotions that everything flows from: 1. Fear, 2. Anger, 3. Sadness, 4. Joy, 5. Love, 6. Peace.

Check the KJV of the Bible out: PEACE IS USED 429 TIMES. The repetition and reoccurrence of the term peace reflects how important PEACE IS TO THE BELIEVER.

DO WE HEAR AND RECEIVE THE PROMISES OF GOD?

Psalm 29:11 The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.

*PEACE: Harmony, Calm, content, no conflict, quiet, tranquility, free from disturbance, no war, no strife, no persecution, no drama, no chaos, wholeness, reconciliation. Peace: EXTERNAL: (outer) --- INTERNAL (inner)

We can have peace with God, peace with the family, emotional peace, relational peace and internal peace.

PEACE IS A DIVINE GIFT IF WE REST AND TRUST THAT IMMANUEL, GOD IS WITH US.

John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

WANT TO HEAR A GOOD PRAYER? HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE PRAYER OF “I DON’T KNOW?”

Be still and listen to the very heart of God. Just lay down at the foot of the throne of God and say: GOD, I DON’T KNOW! I TRUST YOUR PLAN!

God, I don’t know how I got here? God, I don’t know what is going on? God, I don’t know what is going to happen? God, I don’t understand this situation? God, I don’t know how to get out of this mess? God, my feelings, my mind and my emotions are playing games in my head and I don’t know what to do to stop this? God, I don’t see a way out of this, I just don’t know what to do? I don’t know what will happen to my family and friends? Please God, I don’t know any solution that can fix this mess. GOD I DON’T KNOW! BUT GOD, I DO KNOW I CAN TRUST YOU!

PEACE AT TIMES CAN BE LIKE RAPIDS IN THE RIVER.

Isaiah 48:18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

Isaiah 48:18 (NLT2) Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea.

You can reach down and touch the swift flowing rapids in the river as it jets by. Know this, you can’t touch the same water twice. Once the flow of the water passes you it will never come by you again in the same way. WE MUST LEARN THE PRACTICE OF PEACE, LOVE. WE MUST FIND PEACE IN EACH OPPORTUNITY THAT WE FACE.

HAVE WE EVER EVALUATED WHAT STEALS OUR PEACE? ARE YOU ALWAYS IRRITABLE? SHOW ME WHAT ANGERS YOU? HE WHO ANGERS YOU CONTROLS YOU!

WE ARE PEOPLE THAT SEEMS TO BASE SUCCESS ON FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS. Seems there are external and internal pressures, burdens, depression and trials that will WEIGH US DOWN and steal our peace.

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:7 (MSG) Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

WHAT IS REAL PEACE? DEFINE PEACE? PEACE? What does peace feel like? What does peace look like? Pseudo peace? Do we know there is a peace that can’t not be bought at any price? Peace can be a divine gift. WHAT STEALS DIVINE PEACE? THE SEEDS YOU PLANT WILL DETERMINE THE HARVEST YOU REAP.

ARE WE FULLY PERSUADED? NOTHING IN THIS LIFE WILL TROUBLE YOU ANY MORE THAN YOUR OWN THINKING PATTERNS.

2 Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

2 Timothy 1:12 (NLT2) That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return

2 Timothy 1:12 (MSG) 12 It's also the cause of all this trouble I'm in. But I have no regrets. I couldn't be more sure of my ground—the One I've trusted in can take care of what he's trusted me to do right to the end.