There is true peace if Jesus is in the midst.
We should pray that our mind is as a sponge, soaking up truth and like a sieve, filtering out the untruth.
John 20:19 Jesus said, "Peace be unto you." Christ can speak peace to the storms of life. Is. 26:3 Keep your mind on Him, not on earthly things. When you can't bear the burden, cast it on Him, for He cares for you. He can handle your problems. Have no fear, have Jesus' peace, not of this world. God is the Creator and you are part of His Body, put exactly where He placed you to be for a reason. Perhaps that reason is to help someone else.
The Lord doesn't need your ability, He needs your availability!!! Ever think of it like that? (Don't we have an awesome pastor and teacher of the Word?) It seems like we want to either go full~steam ahead or not go at all. We are like a glove that can do nothing without POWER inside it. We need His power and annointing to accomplish anything.
The world~famous evangelist Reinhart Boenke said he told the Lord that he was simply humbled to be chosen to reach the world with the Gospel. God said to his spirit, "you are My third choice". Imagine! God is looking for someone who will stand in the gap for lost souls. Ez 22:30. His anger is reduced if He can find one who will be willing to make up the hedge. Today we can put God in remembrance of His own Word. Can we correct an Almighty God? Yes, with His own Word. If we aren't being used, it's because we're not involved enough with the Lord.
John 20:22 says Jesus breathed on them to receive the Holy Spirit. There is much God said about 'breathing' in the scriptures. On the day of Pentecost, there came a sound of a mighty rushing wind. In Gen 2:7 God breathed into man the breath of life, and he became a living soul. Ps 33:6 'the host of them by the breath of His mouth.' The valley of dry bones was witness to the great miracle when God called to the four winds and breathed upon those slain that they lived! The Bible records that they stood, an exceeding great army!!!
The word 'inspiration' means "God Breathed". Jesus and only Jesus gives us joy, peace, and usefulness. Nothing will be accomplished without Christ being involved. The most important thing we can do is to ask the Lord to direct our steps, to listen and hear from the Father. The best way is the written Word and we would do well to remember that the spoken Word is always verified by the written Word.
IF YOU WOULD HAVE GOD HEAR YOU WHEN YOU PRAY, YOU MUST HEAR HIM WHEN HE SPEAKS. THOMAS BENTON BROOKS
