Sharon Sharing God: SATURDAY STROLL

Saturday, June 16, 2012

SATURDAY STROLL - Peace, Blessed Peace

Welcome to "SATURDAY STROLL!"

In these posts I will be interacting with Scripture – making it a conversational walk of faith.

Sometimes we'll be talking with Jesus, sometimes God will be talking with us.

There might even be *guest appearances* by some of our beloved characters from the Bible!

So put on your walking shoes – you know we can all use the exercise!

MY ANXIOUS HEART SPEAKS

Jesus,

I’m so anxious, so nervous, so tired.

There’s so much going on right now. I feel overwhelmed.

Please speak a word to me.

Oh, dear one.

I know how hard it is to live in this world.

I lived in it, too.

And I am telling you – here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.

Things that are hard, things that are sad.

Because, you see, this world is enemy territory.

That’s why I came – to bring the Greatest Rescue of all time to this sin-filled world!

And that redemption is why you can have peace in Me.

Peace because I have reconciled you to my Father, and peace because my Resurrection Life gives you hope.

So please take heart, take courage – be of good cheer!

This world is not your home.

FOR I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD!

In Him I have peace – though my feelings are in turmoil, my soul rests.

(Thoughts on John 16:33)

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." (John 14:27)

How does God bring you peace in the midst of your turmoil?

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9 comments:

DebbieJune 16, 2012 at 4:54 AM
"Because, you see, this world is enemy territory."

Bingo. I don't know why I have never thought of this truth stated so plainly before. It's like being deployed to the battle front. That image really helps me with perspective.
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bettyJune 16, 2012 at 7:07 AM
I agree with Debbie; so true "because, you see, this world is enemy territory" I need to be reminded of that; this world is not ever going to be easy, is it? But we do have that peace and that promise of Jesus walking alongside us every step of the way and that he conquered it all for us; we just need to remember to stay closely connected to him through it all and trust in him guiding us along the way.

I like the image of our souls resting too Sharon.

hugs to you; I hope things are coming together and there is rest for you soon!

betty
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Chatty CroneJune 16, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Just stopping by to say hello - give you hugs ! sandie
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Marsha YoungJune 16, 2012 at 3:14 PM
God gives me peace during my morning devotions, when He helps me "steady down" when I am feeling shaky and overwhelmed.

Blessings to you. ...Marsha
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Saleslady371June 16, 2012 at 7:13 PM
His peace, nothing in this world like it. Isn't it the greatest gift when life is swirling crazy around us?
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Nikki (Sarah)June 16, 2012 at 8:15 PM
His peace no matter what. A friend called this week....reminded me God's got my back...so no worries. We walk by faith not sight...Stay strong Sharon
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DeniseJune 16, 2012 at 11:51 PM
Sweet peace, I love to dwell in His sweet peace.
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UnknownJune 17, 2012 at 7:41 AM
MY ANXIOUS HEART SPEAKS

Jesus,

I’m so anxious, so nervous, so tired.

There’s so much going on right now. I feel overwhelmed.

Hi Sharon, I could have penned those words, so it was so comforting to read the answer.

Thank you and Thank You Jesus. Peace Perfect Peace, is a gift of Christ Our Lord.
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CharlotteJune 21, 2012 at 2:06 PM
So well said. And so important to remember - every day.
Blessings,
Charlotte
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"So [I] have been greatly encouraged in the midst of [my] troubles and suffering, dear brothers and sisters, because you have remained strong in your faith. It gives [me] new life to know that you are standing firm in the Lord. How [I] thank God for you!" (1 Thessalonians 3:7-9)

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MY WORD FOR 2016

GRATEFUL

Grateful: feeling or showing thanks to someone for some helpful act; appreciative of benefits received; warmly or deeply thankful; indebted; beholden.

Word origin: 1550's, "pleasing to the mind," also "full of gratitude," from obsolete adj. grate "agreeable, thankful," from Latin gratus "pleasing" – derived from the same word origin as the word "grace."

The trick to changing your behavior is to become more thankful.

The practice of gratitude involves a focus on the present moment, on appreciating your life as it is today and what has made it so.

Let us begin an eternal quest to express in new and creative ways our thanks to God.

So I'm breathing in Your grace,

And I'm breathing out Your praise.

Let our prayers be the overflow of a grateful heart to God.

Three steps in prayer:

PRAISE – praise, reverence, worship, adoration, and awe for who God is and what He does

ASK – honest, earnest, and intense requests

THANK YOU – always end with thanksgiving for everything

Pulpit commentary:

In everything give thanks.

In every circumstance – in joy and in sorrow; for everything – for prosperity and for adversity; in every place – in the house of God and on the bed of sickness.

Christians should not only be engaged in constant prayer, but in constant thanksgiving.

For this – this thankful spirit – is the will of God, His desire.

God by the gift of his Son has laid us under the obligation of perpetual thanksgiving. Our whole lives ought to be one continued thank-offering for all the blessings of redemption.

Gill's Exposition:

Thanks are to be given to him for all things…

For all temporal good things;

for our beings, the preservation of them;

for food and raiment, and all the mercies of life;

for the means of grace, the word and ordinances, and the ministers of the Gospel;

for spiritual blessings, for electing, redeeming, regenerating, adopting, pardoning, justifying, and persevering grace:

for a meetness for heaven, a right unto it, and a good hope of it;

and especially for Jesus Christ, for such a…Saviour, and advocate with the Father, as he is; and for life, peace, joy, comfort, righteousness, and salvation in him.

Thanks should be given to God in every circumstance of life; in adversity, as Job did; when not in so comfortable and agreeable a frame of soul as to be wished for…even under the temptations of Satan…since the grace of God is sufficient to bear up under them, and deliver out of them.

[Give thanks] in afflictions of every kind, since they are all for good – temporal, or spiritual, or eternal.

WHAT IS LOVE?

Love is when you are missing some of your teeth but you're not afraid to smile because you know your friends will still love you even though some of you is missing.

By Emma K. - Age 6

"Out of the mouth of babes..."

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.

Anonymous

When you are uncertain, it helps to have someone remind you what is true – someone who knows you well, who sees you, and keeps track of you – not just your body but your soul.

Emily Freeman

Sharon Sharing God

Saturday, June 16, 2012

SATURDAY STROLL - Peace, Blessed Peace

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