Give Peace a Chance

Posted by heatherlawrence on Oct 15, 2010 in Daily Bread | 1 comment

How many of you pray for peace? Actually if you exam your prayers most of us do, but in the form of control over our need/ want list. But really we just want peace of mind that God will take care of us. I have often been jealous of the little ones just not really having to worry about (insert grown up worry). Maybe it is how they pray. You know, “Thank you God for the cat, the wall, the floor, the flowers, mommy, daddy, …..” . It is a great way to focus on what blessings God has already given us. If you focus first on all the blessings it will change your perspective on your “needs”. Verse 7 says if you do this (verses 6) then the peace of God will guard your heart and mind. If you need some help on things to be thankful for, verse 8 gives you a whole list to dwell on. So go rejoice, praise and be thankful and you will find peace of mind.