Inner peace is not just the absence of inner war and conflict. Inner peace is the presence of God's love, care, kindness, and compassion within your heart. So many people do not have inner peace. They, unfortunately, try to find inner peace in drugs, alcohol, relationships, careers, hobbies, and numerous endeavors only to come up empty and lost. Inner peace is not found in some kind of selfish endeavor. You find inner peace by surrendering up and giving up to God all you have and all you are. God loves you and cares for you. God gave up the life of His only son so you could have eternal life. What seems important in the world causing you so much conflict, war, chaos, and turmoil are not important. The most important quality of life is having inner peace with God. When we have inner peace with God, whatever uncertainties we have or whatever doubts and questions we have are all put to rest. When we have inner peace with God we may have questions but the questions are of little real importance. When we have inner peace with God we have answers instead of questions.
Friday, February 5, 2021
Thursday, February 4, 2021
You Are Loved
Someone you may not know loves you. You may never have heard the person's voice or seen the person's face. You may not believe you are loved, but believing or not believing makes no difference because you are loved anyway. You are loved despite who you are and what you have done. There are no requirements or stipulations for being loved because you are loved without any conditions whatsoever. You can run away and hide when you think you are being loved. You can deny and make excuses when you think you are being loved. You may be afraid of being loved. You may even not want to be loved. But no matter what you do, or the attitude you have, you will always be loved. You will always be loved no matter where you go or where you are now. Even if the whole world turns against you, you will still be loved. Even if you make grievous mistakes, you will still be loved. Even if you are the richest or poorest person on earth, you will still be loved. God loves you!
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
God Wants To Change Your Life
If God took you out of your present circumstances and He gave you a new place to live, He gave you a new job, He gave you a new family, and He gave you a new part of the world in which to walk, you would still be the same old you? You would still see others with the same old eyes, you would still walk in the same old shoes, you would still have the same old mind and old heart you have now. Perhaps for a time, all things would be different for you. However, your world is made up of more than things, people, or places. Your world is also made up of your perceptions, your ideas, your opinions, your knowledge, your attitudes, and especially your past experiences, no matter what your past experiences might have been. The fact is, you can totally change the exterior part of your life, including the people, places, and things, but you would still be the same old you on the inside. God wants to change your life, not by changing the outside conditions of your life, but by changing the inside conditions of your life. Of all the miracles God does in the world, changing a person's life on the inside is one of His greatest miracles. No matter who you are or where you are, no matter what conditions you live in or face, God can change your inner life this instant. God can change your inner life this instant if you come to His love for you by accepting Christ into your heart as your Savior and Lord.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Hearing God Say “I Love You”
The most profound experience you can ever have in life is hearing God say, "I love you." No other statement to you from the heart of God can rise above the magnitude of this statement. No other experience in religious life can outshine the experience of hearing God tell you He loves you. It is not enough to hear God use audible sounds you hear with your physical ears. With God, hearing His voice with your physical ears is not enough because He wants you to not just hear Him speak, but to also experience His love. God wants you to experience His love as proof positive He loves you. With God, it is not good enough on His part to have you living your life on planet Earth believing He exists but not experiencing His love. It is not good enough for God to have you living among millions of other humans trusting Him without knowing for sure He loves you. It is because God wanted you to know for sure He loves you that He sent Christ to you. It is because God wanted you to know for sure He loves you that Christ died for you. It is because God loves you that He walks with you and talks with you every second of your life…telling you in supernatural ways every second of your life… “I love you.”
Monday, February 1, 2021
God’s Wisdom
Praise Jesus for trusting you enough to give you His wisdom. Praise Jesus for giving you His wisdom to a fuller and better life. In His love and His grace, Christ enables you to use all He has given you for His glory. He enables you to live a life blessing others. He enables you to live a life blessing Him and His work upon the earth. When you have doubts about what Jesus wants you to do, He will remind you of what He has already told you. When you have difficult days and want to quit, He will push you onward and upward by showing you His wisdom and truth. In His love, Christ will show you the present trouble and pain of your life overflows with His meaning and His purpose. In His will, Christ will show you how His meaning and purpose in all things can lead to a glorification of His love on earth.