WHEN PEACE FEELS IMPOSSIBLE: LESSONS FROM THE HEART, MIND, AND SPIRIT
When Peace Feels Impossible. I knew of someone who had just died recently, over a year after he discovered his beloved wife cheated on him.
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When Peace Feels Impossible. I knew of someone who had just died recently, over a year after he discovered his beloved wife cheated on him.
Why are we all living in constant suspicion and fear? The answer is that we don’t have an inner authority for troubled times. We don’t have Christ’s peace.
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You may ask, “How has Matthew 6 turned into a sermon of absolute reliance on our Lord Jesus? Where’s the Scripture?”
Why is it that so many bright people trust in Christ for their eternal future? The biblical answer is that they received Christ’s Spirit after believing in Him. The apostle said, “And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.
This is the lesson I learned. Never depend on your preacher (or Christian books) for your Christianity. He might preach his questionable theology instead of Christ.
Abraham’s faith is a powerful example of the superiority of trusting in God over relying on human wisdom alone.
What if COVID-19 would his and kill us this year? The year 2021 is riskier than other years in our lifetime. Big governments tell us that. True or not, we must prepare spiritually for any eventuality. We could be hit anytime since COVID-19 is unseen—it is unpredictable as lightning particularly in countries with poor hospital equipment and resources. Where shall we go should this virus put us to sleep forever? The first question which a sensible old person—taking maintenance drug—should ask while in the hospital bed is, “Can I get out of this place alive?”
The diseases that come along with aging continue to warn our souls of the impending death lurking around the corner. This realization causes spiritual shaking in our souls. Our coming death sums up our weak bottom before God. Thus, we need a genuine source of strength that is not from this world, and that source is Jesus Christ, for He said, “My grace is sufficient for thee.”