Posts Tagged ‘Peace’

‘Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out by religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me – watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.’ Matthew 11:28-30 T.M.B.

Wow! That’s the sort of guy that I want to hang around. No pressure. No unrealistic expectations. No demands. No bindings. Just an invitation to come into a place of recovery, for learning and for growing.

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We live in a world where there is an ever increasing demand upon our time, our talent and our treasure.

At times it’s as if we are being pulled one way, then pushed another, and at times dragged under by the demands of life – so much so that it can become a suffocating experience.

This is where you must establish your centre. Your centre is that place of peace and serene solitude where you can step from the daily pressures of life and find yourself amidst all the noise.

Don’t allow the expectations or demands of others to drive you. Maintain your integrity, and live in obedience to the call that has been placed upon your life. It is only as you maintain a state of balance that you will survive the waves that can crash on you from time to time, and glide to safety.

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Throughout the years that I’ve inhabited planet earth, my battle has consistently been to maintain a spirit of peace – a state of calm, and a stability that is driven from within, and that remains unaffected by what is happening without.

There are so many forces – particularly in this media-driven generation – that would seek to draw away our attention from our internal mission and our God-given assignment.

And it is for that reason that we must constantly guard our personal radar from being jammed or interfered with. For true reception rises from the heart and soul of man, and what a tragedy it would be to wake up at the end of a lifetime to suddenly realize that you have been playing another tune, and for that reason have been living a discordant life and far below your potential.

Each of us have been dispatched a unique tune that we’ve been created to hum, to sing, or to play – and one of life’s greatest enjoyments is to embark upon the journey of discovery that ultimately unveils the beautiful melody – the one of a kind orchestration-  that is solely ours. It cannot be stolen. It cannot be faithfully copied or imitated. It is ours alone, and it is for us alone to sing.

And it is in that zone that true peace can be attained, and true fulfillment and satisfaction achieved.

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After the recent bombings in London I heard a report of a young Australian man who had stepped outside the bar in Bali minutes before the bomb went off there and then now years later was walking up from one of the train platforms in London as yet another bomb exploded behind him. Lucky? No, I’d have to say that God probably has a destiny for him to fulfil here on earth and that he has been spared for something great that lies ahead.

As we watch more and more how the world is becoming a battlefield for extremists, one can become gripped with fear if you don’t know of One who loves and cares for you. You simply have to put your trust in Him. But it is at these times that I turn to Psalm 91 in the Bible and read the following…and I want to introduce you to my personal bodyguard as well.

‘God, you’re my refuge. I trust in you and I’m safe! That’s right – he rescues you from hidden traps, shields you from deadly hazards. His huge outstretched arms protect you – under them you’re perfectly safe; his arms fend off all harm. Fear nothing – not wild wolves in the night, not flying arrows in the day, Not disease that prowls through the darkness, not disaster that erupts at high noon.

Even though others succumb all around, drop like flies right and left, no harm will even graze you. You’ll stand untouched, watch it all from a distance, watch the wicked turn into corpses. Yes, God’s your refuge, the High God your very own home, Evil can’t get close to you, harm can’t get through the door. He ordered his angels to guard you wherever you go. If you stumble, they’ll catch you; their job is to keep you from falling.’

Just reading that fills me personally with the utmost peace. As I entrust God with my life I am so thankful that I can travel the world free from fear, in the knowledge that I am divinely protected by the BIGGEST of personal bodyguards you could ever have.