Peace... Trade Ashes For Beauty

TRADE ASHES FOR BEAUTY? WORRY LESS, PRAY MORE.!

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

I HAVE A 1,000 PIECE PUZZLE. Before service I give each person a piece of the puzzle. I have a table up front and give the crowd 3 minutes to lay their pieces down on the table. They all seem to trust there are 1,000 pieces there. They trust the company. Well, seems they desire what is the puzzle about? I refuse to tell them. We cannot understand the piece of the puzzle in our hand? I don’t know? They all lay their pieces around the table. None of it makes sense. I just have the one piece and I don’t see the bigger picture? God’s system seems to work this same way. Do your little work and allow God to use it. I have never seen anyone shake hands with a clenched fist.

WE NEED GOD TO RAISE UP SOME DREAMERS… TO NOT SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE, BUT TO SEE THINGS AS THEY COULD BE… YOU CAN BE THE CHANGE THAT BRINGS PEACE…

Text: Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Isaiah 26:3 (MSG) People with their minds set on you, you keep completely whole, Steady on their feet, because they keep at it and don't quit.

We are all on a journey… Your choices and attitudes will show on your journey… Peace and rest must be a goal before us. Every thought, every word, every action and every reaction can be full of joy, peace and love.

Define: The DOVE is a symbol of DELIVERANCE and PEACE.

*SHALOM: peace, harmony, complete, prosperity, well being, wholeness, hello, goodbye.

*PEACE: harmony, freedom from disturbance, tranquility, not fighting, no war, free from persecution,

ABSENCE OF CHAOS, Peace with man and God, creative use of conflict, to settle disputes, power of agreement, inner vs outer peace,

*REST: Calm, To refresh, to recover strength, freedom from toil, ease,

There are 3 levels of peace: PEACE WITH GOD… PEACE WITH OTHERS (outer )… AND PEACE WITH SELF… (inner)

WHEN WE LIVE DEPRESSED WE ARE PROBABLY LIVING IN YESTERDAY?

WHEN WE ARE WORRIED AND ANXIOUS WE MIGHT BE LIVING IN TOMORROW?

IF WE ARE SEARCHING FOR PEACE AND REST WE NEED TO JUST LIVE IN TODAY!

THERE ARE MANY DIVINE GIFTS THAT JESUS FREELY GIVES… JESUS GIVES REST AND PEACE.

Rest and peace are spiritual gifts that the Father gives. You don’t have to earn or deserve these gifts. They are a BENEFIT of accepting Jesus as your Savior. We are challenged in difficult storms and trials to walk daily in peace and rest.

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.

PEACE IS KNOWING GOD IN HIS FULLNESS. PEACE IS SITTING IN UNITY WITH GOD AND HIS WORD AND HIS PEOPLE. PEACE AND REST ARE A FRUIT GROWING IN THE DAILY LIFE OF A BELIEVER.

If we can honestly say we are treating others as we desire to be treated we are on track.

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

WORRY IS HABITUAL. WORRY ALWAYS BUILDS UP TOLERANCE… WHAT IS THE SELLING PRICE OF PEACE AND REST? THE MORE YOU WORRY THE MORE YOU WILL WORRY. Only you can calm your mind. My opinion is that PEACE COMES WITH UNDERSTANDING. I hear some great discussions about peace, but I ponder does anyone believe in rest and peace? Probably peace is found by taking one baby step at a time, never in haste.

PEACE IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF TRIALS AND TROUBLES. PEACE COMES BY TRUSTING GOD’S PLAN. THE WORD IS WORKING MIGHTILY IN ME, NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WHAT I FEEL OR SEE. THE WORD IS WORKING MIGHTILY IN ME… COME WITH ME AND FIND THE PEACE OF GOD IS ALL SUFFICIENT… ENOUGH? MORE THAN ENOUGH…

Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7 (MSG) Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. 7 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.