Is peace possible in bad times?   

28 Dec Is peace possible in bad times?   

Contrary to popular belief, peace is not attained by manipulating circumstances.

🎯People think that if they could just rearrange their situation – find a new job, overcome depression, go on drugs – then life would be wonderful.

🎯But that kind of self-reliance is both misleading and unbiblical.

🎯We might arrive at a temporary calm, but fixing a problem outside of the Lord’s Will cannot provide lasting peace.

🎯God’s peace is available no matter how painful and hopeless your situation seems.

🎯A tranquil heart comes from trusting Him.

Pauline Joyce Meyer is an American Charismatic Christian author and speaker and president of Joyce Meyer Ministries.

💥She shares her experience: ‘I remember an evening when I was feeling strongly dissatisfied and discontented.

💥I had no peace or joy and was absolutely miserable. I read Romans chapter 15:13, and it was indeed “a word in season” for me.

💥My problem was simple: I was doubting instead of believing. I was doubting God’s unconditional love for me, doubting that I could hear from Him, doubting His call on my life, doubting that He was pleased with me.

💥I was filled with doubt… doubt… doubt.

💥When I saw the problem and got back into faith and out of doubt… my joy and peace returned immediately.

💥I’ve found the same thing to be true again and again in my life.

💥When my joy and peace seem to be gone, I check my believing—usually it is gone also.’

🎯Jesus promised peace for those who trust in Him, and He delivers on His promises.

🎯Our part is to take one day at a time and believe that He will carry us through.

🎯Our Father wants to see us demonstrate faith; we can depend on Him to meet our needs and bestow the divine peace that surpasses all comprehension

– Compiled from various sources