PEACE OVER PANIC

2 Thessalonians 3:16 NLT Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all.

We’ve probably all had those moments where something suddenly happens and we’re tempted to get in a panic about it. It comes out of the blue - maybe it was when the wheel came off your car in traffic and rolled off into the distance, or when your child was crying out in pain, blood pouring down their face because they’ve had an accident, or when burglars invaded your bedroom. I’ve actually had all of those happen to me in the past!

It could be anything, but in that moment, we have a choice to make. We can either go into panic mode or we can remember we have the Lord of peace himself present with us, to give us His peace to help us stay calm. I can testify that He does, but we have to press into His peace.

You see the Holy Spirit doesn’t make empty promises He can’t deliver, but we have to make a choice as to whether to believe them or not. He says the Lord of peace will give us His peace at ALL times, in EVERY situation. That leaves no room for us to misunderstand what He’s saying and it’s the most wonderful promise for us to hang on to.😊

Hebrews 4:2 says we have to mix the Word of God with faith for it to work and for it to be a benefit to us. God gives us His wonderful promise of peace and our part is to simply accept it by faith and say ‘Thank You Lord’, or we can refuse it and allow the enemy to wreak havoc in our minds because he wants us to panic.

John 14:27 AMP Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. [Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.]

So next time something happens that has the potential to make us fearful, or upset and distress us, remember the Lord of Peace is with us, giving us His own peace right at that moment, whatever our situation. Let’s press into Him to allow Him to keep us calm and give us the peace we need while things are dealt with, no matter what happens. In Jesus name. Amen.

Have a blessed weekend.x😊

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