"Peace I give to you"

Peace(According to Dictionary.com):
Freedom from disturbance, quiet and tranquility
Freedom from or the cessation of war and violence

In Hebrew peace means: 
Shalom- Peace; completeness; safe; welfare; health.
Leading to tranquility, being at ease, unconcerned.

Shalam; Peace; to be whole; completed; to complete-be sound.

PEACE = WHOLENESS 

Within any man or woman of God, where there is wholeness peace will also be found, it is impossible to find one without the other. As you see above, The root meaning of Peace is to be completed, to be whole...This break down illustrates that peace is not merely a feeling but it is a characteristic, which happens to follow feelings of tranquility, being unconcerned for the affairs of this world, and being at ease. It is a state of welfare and health for your soul, mind, and body.

This peace can only come from trusting God and being found whole in Him. Isaiash 26:3 confirms this, " You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You."....and it continues to say, "... Trust in the Lord forever, for in YAH(short for Yahweh), the Lord, is everlasting strength."

When one truly trusts in the Lord they have no concern for the affairs of this world, they are not worried about tomorrow, or anxious about anything but instead through prayer and supplication they make their request known to the Father understanding that by FAITH (trust) He, will answer their prayers and the peace of God, will guard their hearts and minds. 

Philippians 4:6-7  "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will gurad your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 

 According to dictionary.com, having faith means to have complete trust or confidence in someone or something. Therefore, when we proclaim that we have faith, we're saying that we understand that God LOVES us, because of that He is willing to make us whole (those that surrender to His will), and that will result in us having perfect peace, and knowing that everything works together for our good (according to His will).

The Lord placed this topic on my heart tonight and it has been a while since I've blogged but this truly has blessed me. Usually we hear people say, "well I have peace about it" or "God give me peace in this moment for clarity" but peace is already given to the one that trust in the Lord and follows His ways because peace is a fruit of the Spirit. When we are baptized with His spirit He endows us, at the proper time, with good fruits. These fruits include love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22). However, there will be times that we have to make conscious decisions to be produce good fruit or to produce bad fruit, which bad fruit leads to destruction. We shouldn't be asking God to give us "peace" in situations, we should asking Him to give us wisdom and discernment to make the proper decisions. We have to apply the Word of God to our circumstances and the wisdom it entails to our situations. Remember, just as God hears our prayers so does satan. he could easily wrap a bow on a bad fruit disguising it as peace, right when you have to make an important decision. So remember, we want peace to be apart of us, not to here one day and gone the next....and I speak to myself as I type this. However, because God is faithful if we are without peace in a dark moment and we ask for it, He may grant it to us. but again we don't want peace like the waves that goes to and fro but we want peace like the sky, it remains despite rain or shine.


I hope after reading this you will be encouraged to seek the Father and have complete TRUST in Him, understanding that faith in the Father leads to eternal blessings which equates to wholeness in Him. Because peace is a characteristic,  and according to the Word of God it can only be attained by having our minds steadfast on the Lord. It is a fruit of the Spirit, it derives from Gods Holy Spirit, therefore without Him being present there is no peace. That is why today we see this world becoming more chaotic, instead of men and women carrying the presence of God and being transformed from the inside out, they carry the weight of this world on their shoulders. When we do this, we are not able to trust in God, instead we put trust in ourselves and in our previous experiences to lead us in our decision making processes. Although, each and everyone of us falls short of the glory, we need His presence to keep us in perfect peace.

Prayer:
Father God in the name of Jesus, I pray that we will humble ourselves in this season to pray to you so that you may heal any issues, hidden struggles, battles, and iniquities that keep us from your presence. I pray Lord that you will allow us to become new in You, learn You, and trust You. Therefore, we may become whole in YOU alone, which results in us receiving your perfect peace that surpasses all understanding. Though this world tugs on us and pressures us to act as individual you have not destined us to be, I pray that you will allow us to have strength in You to push pass the distractions Lord. Set us on fire for You and consume us with Your presence. Understanding that it is impossible to please you without faith and without pleasing you it is impossible to be whole. Lord, we want to be more like you, we desire to have fruits of the Spirit according to Galatians 5:22 so please, make us pure before you and allow us to have peace dwelling on the inside of us, so that it may radiate from us, into this dark world. There is freedom is Christ Jesus, so allow us to be free in you. We don't have to worry about the affairs of this world because our hope is in you. All though there may be violence and terror in our nation and in this world we can be sustained by your presence and received peace in fullness. though we may be broken, wounded, and fragile you are able to heal us and make us WHOLE. Only You are able, You are the Great I AM, therefore my trust is in you alone, standing firm on Your word that you will bring to pass the things I pray according to Your will. So I say all of this is in your name Jesus.....Amen.