Philippians 4:6-7 (MSG)
Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.
John 14:27 (NIV)
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
God intended for us to live a life of Sustained Peace.
1. To LIVE in peace is to WALK in faith…
2 Corinthians 5:7 (ESV)
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (BSB)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Isaiah 26:3 (CEV)
The LORD gives perfect peace to those whose faith is firm.
2. To LIVE in Peace is to PURSUE connection.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (TLB)
Two can accomplish more than twice as much as one, for the results can be much better. 10If one falls, the other pulls him up; but if a man falls when he is alone, he’s in trouble. 11 Also, on a cold night, two under the same blanket gain warmth from each other, but how can one be warm alone? 12And one standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer; three is even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
Proverbs 27:17 (NLT)
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
3. To Live in peace is to LOOK from a different angle.
1 John 4:11 (CEV)
Dear friends, since God loved us this much, we must love each other.
Luke 10:27 (NLT)
“‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”