God’s peace in life’s storms

God’s peace in life’s storms

God rarely sends us into situations where our comfort level is high.

🎯Most times, His assignments are challenging and evoke fear.

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🎯But He promises to be with us in spite of our fear.

In fact, He often starts by saying ‘fear not.’

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🎯And He gives us peace during the assignment

🎯It’s God’s presence, not comfortable circumstances that strengthens our faith and brings out the best in us.

🎯God told Abraham to leave a wealthy, well-known family, and go to a land he didn’t know.

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🎯He explained that Abraham would give birth to a new nation that would bless the world.

💥Abraham went, and a nation was born.

🎯God told Moses to confront Pharaoh, the most powerful man on earth.

💥Moses confronted him, and God delivered His people.

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🎯Over and over we see this pattern repeated in Scripture.

💥David faced the giant Goliath, Elijah faced the prophets of Baal, Daniel faced a den of lions—and always there was God in the midst of their fear.

🎯And lest you think these stories of courage are all in the past, historian Everett Ferguson calculates that more Christians have been killed for their faith in the past fifty years, than in the first three hundred years of the church’s existence.

🎯So when somebody doesn’t like you,

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💥Or you get a bad review at your workplace

💥Or you face illness financial challenges,

🎯Remember the peace Jesus promises you.

 

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– With Bob Gass Ministries

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