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Living In Peace
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Thessalonians 5:23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you
through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept
blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Sinful
men wage war against each other. However, the nature of our redeeming
Lord calls each of us to live in peace.
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In spite
of the war all around us and within us, only by letting Spirit or Love
be the Master of our life can we find peace, happiness, and contentment.
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When we
think thoughts of doing hateful and evil things, then violence and war
is the result. Thoughts of peace bring peace and joy.
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Within
the sinful heart of every person there is a small, quiet voice. The
voice is God's voice, calling out to the sinner to be at peace rather
than desiring to wage war against Him.
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As you
listen to the voice of God, and through your prayers, you can let His
power of peace flow out of you into the hearts of all those around you.
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Through
your prayers you can let Christ's power of peace flow out of you into
the heart of all those around you.
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You are
the person who can show others Christ's redeeming love and grace filling
every heart with love, hope, happiness, and peace.
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Others
desperately need you to show them the love and peace only Christ can
bring.
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The only
contact others have with the peace and love of God may be through you.
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When you
choose to build other up rather than tear others down, you bring peace
to the world.
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As you
remain in Christ, His love and peace will help dispel the anger brought
into your life by the great destroyer.
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When
times of anger come, immerse yourself in the peace of Christ at the foot
of His cross.
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The hard
road of Christ leads to a time of unending joy, unending peace, and
unending happiness.
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In our
faith, and in the hands of our God, we must strive for peace, no matter
what might cause us to be angry.
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Even when
there is an opportunity for righteous anger, we must remain at peace.
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When you
think thoughts of love and kindness, peace will reign within you.
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Make
doing the Lord's will in all you say, think, and do your highest
priority. Then seeds of love will germinate and produce Christ's
happiness in the form of joy and peace in your soul.
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Living a
life of peace and joy, even in suffering, is a matter of making choices
about whom and what is important to you.
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When we
are in pain, we have a most divine and wonderful distraction…a future
full of glory, peace, and tearless joy with Christ.
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As you
draw close to God when you are hurting, He fills your hurting heart with
a peace, understanding, and love not found on earth.
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The more
you follow God's rules, the more peace, love, caring, and compassion you
will receive from Him.
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No human
leader will give you the peace, love, and harmony of soul Christ
provides.
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When you
walk the path of Christ you get glimpses of your future joy, peace, and
happiness. As you walk His path, you see how Christ is always with you
and never leaves you alone.
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Obedience
to God produces a wonderful peace and joy in your heart.
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Love,
peace, compassion, and forgiveness are the substance of God.
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Material
things cannot fill your soul with the peace of God. Only the immensity
of God's power of love can fill your soul.
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The
prince of peace can come into each person's life. The prince of peace
calls for the war to end and for an era of peace to begin.
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With the
love of Christ welling up within you, you have a fountain of living
water within you…a fountain of living water filling your soul giving
you a peace you cannot easily explain.
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If you
let your heart melt at Christ's touch, you can be His instrument of
peace.
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When you
give up the struggle to get as much as you want for yourself, you can
then have a wonderful peace within your heart.
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Learn to
live in peace, harmony, and love by surrendering all you are and all you
have to Christ.
This message was presented in
May, 2013 as the Virtual Church message in
Shepherd's Care Ministries virtual church site at http://www.findthepower.com
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