Month: March 2021

Prayer is not a way to get God to do what you want Him to do. Stop and think for a moment – is what you want going to glorify (worship) Him? Or are you asking for something that will dishonor Him and that is NOT in accordance with His will?

Prayer is serious business. James 5:16 says, Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. I learned many years ago that it’s not the one who prays, but the one who answers.

If you do a Google search for the word peace, the first definition given is “freedom from disturbance; tranquility.” A further search equates the word to – the absence of war or conflict. A quiet place. Rest. It also lists the synonyms ~ harmony, calmness and my favorite, privacy.

For some, not all, being at peace simply means their flesh is not being disrupted.

Often times, we become satiated (fully satisfied) with our personal choices; those people and things that we desire and lust after most. Flesh edifiers, if you will. Those private moments, sinful, yet euphoric (manic), bring us the “peace” we so desperately desire. Interestingly enough, when we think we have all that we’ve ever wanted, when the intentional moments of pleasure are seized – we can still wrestle with insecurities, feelings of despair and have unhealed areas in our lives.

The true place of peace is not merely the absence of noise or discord. Nor is it having our desires met. But it is the activation of the Holy Spirit in our lives when we surrender and commit ourselves solely to the Will of God.