My friends, don’t let the joy sappers win. Identify them, confront them, and ask God to help you defeat them. Don’t just knock them down, slay them once and for all (1 Samuel 17:51).
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Peace
God’s peace is not a temporary peace that needs replacing when it runs out, but a continual and indestructible outpouring of God’s bountiful gifts. His peace is bestowed in proportion to our needs. In turn, this peace circles back, influencing how we think and feel. It turns off the worrisome thoughts and channels them towards God’s faithfulness and love.
God is Listening
The God who created us also loves us. He longs, He yearns for us to come into His presence, to pull up a chair and chat awhile, to divulge what’s on our hearts and minds, to share our most intimate thoughts. He is our Abba, our heavenly Father, who says, “I’m never too busy, too preoccupied, too tired, to listen to you, my dear child. Come, let’s talk awhile.”