When we are not enveloped by the peace of God, which has nothing to do with human reasoning or our circumstances (Philippians 4:7), we cannot abide in the rest of God (Hebrews 4:10). Entering His rest is imperative and quite easy (more to come).
Stress
is often called the "silent killer". It destroys our body, soul and
spirit with its relentless, negative bombardment. We control stress by what we
eat, drink, think about, and the kind as well as the amount of activities that
we introduce into our daily schedule.
Anxious
situations and thoughts keep us in continual turmoil. Our Father God speaks to
this issue in so many places in His Word. He used Paul to remind us not to
allow anxiety to permeate our thoughts and activities (Philippians 4:6).
Jesus
taught us that worry and anxiety cannot change any aspect of our life (Matthew
6:25-26). He taught us that the antidote for the poison of stress is to enter
God's rest by seeking first the Kingdom of God. Then, the Trinity will supply
all of our needs (Matthew 6:33).
When
we focus on the Lord (Isaiah 26:3-4), regardless of the situation going on
around us, we allow the peace of God to rule in our heart. Gratitude and
forgiveness are two characteristics that help us to access that peace
(Colossians 3:15).
When
we live in mindfulness of the moment, we view God working out everything for
our eventual good (Romans 8:28). By finding items for which to show gratitude,
we live in constant praise to our Daddy God, and our inner joy grows
incrementally.
With
joy in our heart, we have less of a struggle with negative thoughts, stress and
worry. We have faith in our Heavenly Father, because of His faithfulness to us
in every area of our life. We live in incomparable peace and joy each moment of
the day.
Prayer:
Father
God, help us to limit our activities to only those in which You lead us to
participate. Help us to put Your will above our own and above the constant
needs of everyone around us. Remind us to put all of our concerns in Your
heart, through turning them over to You every time we find our mind obsessing
about them.
Give
us the courage to follow Your direction for our life, no matter how
uncomfortable it makes us feel. Remind us to love our self, so that we will
have the emotional, physical, mental and spiritual energy to love other as You
love them - nonjudgmentally, whole-heartedly and with Your unconditional Agape
love.
Thought
for the Day:
Living
in the moment, fully engaged in and abiding in the rest of God, we realize that
He has everything in His control, and nothing can harm us, or invade our life
without His knowledge; He works out even negative issues for our ultimate good.
- Romans 8:28
