july 9th, 2008 chapel
"...In Philippians 4, Paul writes words many of us have read and even memorized. Verses 6 and 7 say, “Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Usually when I read this verse, I’m focused on the worry part, and totally miss God’s promise for peace. Paul actually outlines a formula that we can follow for peace; it could be written like this:
Don’t worry + prayer and thanksgiving = PEACE.
"Wow, how easy that seems on paper! Why is it so difficult to apply to my life? Satan knows that I tend to get overwhelmed by the things of this earth, so he uses that to rob me of the peace that the Lord has already promised to me. I get so submerged and engulfed in the business of my life, that I forget that He has told me, “Stacy, don’t worry about any of that, just give it to me in prayer. Then thank Me, no matter what, and I will give you peace.”
"...Jehovah Shalom, one of God’s many names that describe His infinite character, means “the Lord our Peace.”
"Shalom means “that kind of peace that results from being a whole person in right relationship to God and to one's fellow man.” That is what I want to overwhelm my life.
"Prayer: Jehovah-Shalom, please forgive me of all the times that I become overwhelmed in the things of this earth. Convict me and lead me to the place where I am submerged and engulfed in your peace."
Don’t worry + prayer and thanksgiving = PEACE.
"Wow, how easy that seems on paper! Why is it so difficult to apply to my life? Satan knows that I tend to get overwhelmed by the things of this earth, so he uses that to rob me of the peace that the Lord has already promised to me. I get so submerged and engulfed in the business of my life, that I forget that He has told me, “Stacy, don’t worry about any of that, just give it to me in prayer. Then thank Me, no matter what, and I will give you peace.”
"...Jehovah Shalom, one of God’s many names that describe His infinite character, means “the Lord our Peace.”
"Shalom means “that kind of peace that results from being a whole person in right relationship to God and to one's fellow man.” That is what I want to overwhelm my life.
"Prayer: Jehovah-Shalom, please forgive me of all the times that I become overwhelmed in the things of this earth. Convict me and lead me to the place where I am submerged and engulfed in your peace."
posted by melilotnfosco | 9:38 PM
7 Comments:
i didn't mean to, but i ended up posting most of it after all
that's ok, it's good :) (what translation is that?)
"Don’t worry + prayer and thanksgiving = PEACE."
why do we make that so much harder than it is?
i don't know the translation, sorry, but it helped me see it fresh
and i'm like her (yes, i know that technically it's 'she', but that sounds dorky) - i focus on the 'don't worry part' and then i get overwhelmed cuz i can't figure out how to do that. hello! prayer and thanksgiving!
i almost posted that earlier, actually -- that you could almost take off the "don't worry" part b/c the prayer & thanksgiving would probably bring it about (gradually) anyway :) ...definitely could be doing better with prayer and thanksgiving though...
we all could
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