“Surely there is sin and strife and nailbiting and chocolate-binging and snapping at those we love, but what would an undercurrent of peace with our lot . . . feel and look like? Try it on. This is the invitation of the other side of relinquishing our tightfisted grip on the limitless life we envision. […]
“Most Christ followers have a general idea that Jesus paid for their sins. But rare are the Christians who actually experience the freedom and peace from guilt God has provided.”- Chip Ingram “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of […]
“So we have no hope. Unless. Unless there is a God who has promised to guide history not to an end, but to a new beginning, to a world in which finally death and evil are completely destroyed and justice and peace reign supreme, the sign of which is the resurrection.”- Timothy Keller In Chapter […]
“I can’t wait for others to bring me peace. I need to make the decision to bring an atmosphere of peace, shalom, into every situation I’m placed in. Yes, this is hard. And yes, I still find myself resistant to it. But this is good for me. This peace isn’t conjured up by us; it […]
“Humanity without humility makes true forgiveness impossible. Humanity rises up and demands that I be declared the right one, the good one, the victimized one. . . . Humility bows low and claims the greatest victory a human can ever grasp: God’s prize of peace.”- Lysa TerKeurst As Lysa TerKeurst moves on in Chapter 13 […]
“Every time I turned to Jesus to try and get some peace and orientation, he simply kept saying, Give this to me. Release this to me. Give them to me. And I was struck by how difficult that is, especially once you’re really worked up in speculation, worry, genuine concern, or anxiety. Jesus didn’t offer […]
“Finding the new life of love, joy, and peace the Bible promises requires less obsession and more devotion. I can’t possibly overstate that truth. . . . obsessions cannot do what we want them to; they can’t deliver us from the old life and move us into the new. We have to put God at […]
“People want life and peace. . . . Those who thrive have their minds set on what the Spirit desires, and those who fail give attention to what the sinful nature desires. One mind-set leads to life and peace, while the other leads to a kind of death in our relationships, families, and careers.”- Bob […]
“The blessing of peace takes on the full depth of it’s meaning in the shadow of the cross because it was on this tree that God reconciled the world to himself. . . . If there’s any sentimentality still clinging to the concept of blessing, the cross utterly strips it away, exposing the reality that […]
“In the context of a commission, the blessing of peace isn’t incidental direction. It’s not the icing on the proverbial cake of ministry in the world. Blessing is part of the way Jesus’ followers reflect his character and embody his presence.”- Tina Boesch When he [Jesus] had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, […]
“Applied internally, reconciliation involves setting boundaries and restoring peace among the adversarial members of your internal family.”-Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall.”- Luke 11:17 “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.”- […]
“The well-meaning, but quarreling, parts of your personality require healthy boundaries. Thankfully, you have what it takes to establish these boundaries and bring peace to the conflict within.”- Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller In Chapter 2 (“Your Spirit-led Self”) of Boundaries for Your Soul, Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller note why we all struggle with […]