Living With Peace And Tranquility In The Midst Of Storms

LIVING WITH PEACE AND TRANQUILITY IN THE MIDST OF STORMS

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OUTLINE

1. BEING STILL KNOWING THAT GOD IS WITH US

2. FACING LIFE WITH PEACE OF MIND

3. THE STRENGTH OF QUIETNESS AND TRUST

4. THE PLAN OF GOD CANNOT BE THWARTED

5. LIVING WITHOUT THE FEAR OF MAN

6. THE LORD WHO CALMS THE STORMS

7. PRAISING GOD AND CLAIMING HIS PROMISES

THE MESSAGE

LIVING WITH PEACE AND TRANQUILITY IN THE MIDST OF STORMS

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1. BEING STILL KNOWING THAT GOD IS WITH US

The Lord wants us to be still and know that He is God . In the midst of troubled circumstances and crumbling foundations and stormy situations and intense

battles , the Lord wants His people to live in peace and tranquility and rest because He is the refuge and strength and ever-present help in trouble. The

Lord fights our battles and brings our battles to an end. We should not allow the troubles outside to trouble our hearts within. We must be still and know

that God is in control of our lives.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES

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PSALM 46:10

"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

PSALM 46:1-11

God is our refuge and strength,an ever-present help in trouble.

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.

Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

Come and see the works of the LORD, the desolations he has brought on the earth.

He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire.

"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.Selah

JOB 5:8-16

"But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.

He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.

He bestows rain on the earth; he sends water upon the countryside.

The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.

He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.

Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night.

He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.

So the poor have hope,and injustice shuts its mouth.

2. FACING LIFE WITH PEACE OF MIND

The Lord will grant us perfect peace when we trust in Him and cause our minds to stay on Him. When we allow doubt and fear and worry to fill our hearts , we

will lose our peace. When we focus our minds on the problems rather than on the Lord , we will not experience the perfect peace that the Lord wants to give

to us. The Lord Jesus lived in perfect peace when He lived on this earth , inspite of all the dangers and opposition that he faced. He even invited those who

were weary and burdened to come to Him and receive His rest. The Lord wants us to receive His comfort in all our troubles so that we can minister His comfort

to others who are in any kind of trouble.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES

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ISAIAH 26:3

You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.

JOHN 14:27

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

MATTHEW 11:28

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-4

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

3. THE STRENGTH OF QUIETNESS AND TRUST

The Lord wants us to experience the strength that comes from being quiet and trusting in the Lord. We should not weary ourselves through worry and fear and