5 TIPS TO HAVE PEACE
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7 NLT)
How do we obtain peace? All human beings go through difficult situations and we desire to have peace, a peace that exceeds all understanding and that peace can’t be bought, no one can give it to us, only God. Here are five tips to obtain it:
1. Humble myself. Being humble helps us to stop fighting for our rights, helps us to die to “self” more easily, helps us to not be demanding, to forgive, etc.
2. Resist the devil. Even if the devil wants to tempt us to get angry and sin, we must resist him in order to keep peace with everyone.
3. Get closer to God. The search for God in daily prayer is what will help us to become more like Him through the Holy Spirit, to be full of love and peace, and to be more tolerant of others, etc.
4. Clean my heart and my hands. Through prayer, God also shows us if there is a lack of forgiveness in our hearts or something that doesn’t please him and when we forgive or repent, we are liberated, and we are filled with peace.
5. Surrender before God. Surrender all burden to Him and surrender ourselves to stop fighting and die to self. God can’t lift me up if I continue to fight my rights, my ideas, etc. I must decide if I lift myself up or let God lift me up. Or If I do it God’s way or mine.
…As the scriptures say:
«God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up
(James 4:6-10 NLT)
Think about it:
Is there peace or anxiety in your life?
What is stealing your peace?
Which of these 5 steps do you think your failing at?
What do you plan on doing to improve?