EXPERIENCE GOD’S PEACE

Philippians 4:4-7 (NLT)

Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again - rejoice! 

Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. 

Remember the Lord is coming soon. 

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. 

Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 

Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. 

His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

The Apostle Paul was very practical in his instructions to the Christians he taught, which includes us of course and foremost in his mind was the Lord coming soon. Maybe if we kept that in mind more than we do, we might remember to be more full of joy too.😊

It’s always a matter of perspective and if we can look at our problems, whether big or small, in the light of Jesus coming back soon then the bigger picture will help things keep in balance.

The Holy Spirit, through Paul, was giving us the answer by telling us to hand everything over to the Lord in prayer believing He’ll meet our needs. God knows our needs already but we have to surrender those needs to Him so He can supply them and this time it’s not perspective but attitude of mind. He says do it thankfully, remembering all the times He’s come through for us before, then we’ll have God’s peace flowing in our hearts and minds.

How often do we go over and over a problem in our minds and get in a state about it, forgetting to go to God first, as soon as the problem crops up? 

So as we read these verses over again let’s experience God’s peace as we allow it to soak into us once more as we tell Him about simply everything.😊