If There Is One Thing That People Say They Want Most In The World, It Is PEACE, But What Is Peace?

If there is one thing that people say they want most in the world, it is PEACE, but what is peace?

Popular perception is that 'peace' means 'Lack Of Conflict' and while that is true, a deeper definition of peace is WHOLENESS.

You see, the opposite of PEACE is PIECES, so just as conflict divides people, true peace brings people together into WHOLENESS, and this is what Jesus meant when he said:

“I am leaving you with a gift— Peace of Mind and Heart. The peace I give is a gift The world cannot give. Do not be troubled or afraid.” John 14:27

This is why as today’s scripture verse says we must pursue and seek peace for the sake of people and the entire world, and that True Peace is only found from heaven above and not from earth below. That’s why Jesus said two verses earlier in John 14:26 that He would send the Holy Spirit and that He Will TEACH YOU ALL THINGS, and that message is teaching wholeness to people and to a divided, broken world.

Friend, seek peace and pursue it, because the wholeness that His perfect peace begins in you will bring you from this life to the next...and will also help bring the TRUE PEACE of WHOLENESS to the world.

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A driver for a funeral home got pulled over driving his delivery van in an HOV lane, but when protesting to the police officer, he said “But I’m not in violation! There are three people back there!”

While a humorous story, the fact is that whatever 'people' WERE back there are no longer there because their souls have “Departed.”

Many people often use the term 'THE DEPARTED' when people die, but the question is, DEPARTED TO WHERE?!?

You see, we are all spirits with souls that are currently (very) temporarily inhabiting a body, but one day your soul will leave your body and depart. When it does, do you know where your soul is going and why it is going there?

This is a question that everyone must answer, and if you don’t know the answer, consider this...

You are a spirit, and who you are (your 'soul') will LIVE FOREVER! You have the choice to where it will go! And it’s NOT reincarnation (because earth eventually will end) and it’s NOT to 'nothingness' because and you cannot 'depart' to someplace that doesn’t exist.

Friend, I am not going to fill-in-the-blank the answer for you because deep down you know what I am talking about. The question is, What Will You Do About It? After you depart, where will you go? And why?

Consider carefully, because eternity is too Long to be Wrong.

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We’ve all had situations that knock us down when nothing was going right, we didn’t know how to get back up on our feet and start wallowing in self-pity. The good news is that while we may be down, it doesn’t mean we’re 'out!'

You see, despite our trials God is bigger than our circumstances and is always there to help in times of trouble. No matter what you are going through right now, take comfort in knowing that your Heavenly Father is always watching over you:

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1

While life at times drags us down it can be hard to keep our spirits up, but despite our circumstances God’s promise and our assurance is that He is indeed always with us.

Remember, friend, Everything is Temporary and there *will* be Good Days AHEAD.

Will you look to and depend on Him today?

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Winston Churchill, in a fiery speech at the onset of World War 2 declared in a defiant tone that the Axis powers were in for a fight, and once defeated, that the world would “NEVER FORGET” what was done.” The same was said of the 'War To End All Wars' after World War 1, but as time and history has sadly shown, the peace and victory achieved after these horrific conflicts have instead been largely forgotten.

As today’s verse reminds us, sadly this is our tendency as people, and we need to keep in our forethought not only the lessons we have learned, but blessings we’ve been given.

Even if you are not a Christian or believer in God, be not forgetful of the good things you have SEEN and EXPERIENCED in life. Count your blessings and never forget where you have been and what you have gone through - both good and bad!

Be you with God or not, His hand is on your life. Consider this; when you take your next breath or your heart beats another beat, that is NOT of yourself but from something far greater outside of you that gives you life.

Your life is a gift! Never forget this, so as today’s scripture verse says, “Keep Your Souls Diligently.”

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Partnerships are powerful! We see them all the time in the business world where major companies partner with other companies to accomplish things they could not have done on their own. For example, Boeing makes jets, but they partner with companies that make jet engines so with both working together, planes are able to fly.

Who you choose to partner with will determine how successful you will be. This is especially true in choosing a marriage partner, where the wrong choice can be a tragic disaster while the right person can be the biggest blessing. The same thing can be said for any endeavor we undertake in life.

Imagine you were setting out on an important project and had the chance to partner with any one of the most powerful or richest people in the world! What would that mean to how successful your project would be?

Well if you are a believer, follower, and disciple of Christ, you already have the very best partner you could possibly have!

The Bible says “With God, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE” and that is because God wants you to succeed and prosper in all you set out to do…but here’s the catch…

Friend, God wants to partner with you, but in order to be successful in this partnership, let Him lead! While we are co-laborers with God, your success is GUARANTEED when you fly with God as your SENIOR PARTNER!

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If you saw a sign that said MINEFIELD but someone offered you a map that guaranteed a safe way around it, would you choose to take that route? Of course your would…that is, unless you didn’t believe that that map was any good.

In this story the Bible is the map, the minefield is the passage through this world. Sadly, the tragedy is given this offer many don’t even want to look at that map or even consider that they need any help. Instead as Jeremiah 18:12 said:

“We will walk after our own devices and We will do everyone after the Stubbornness of his evil heart.”

No matter HOW carefully they choose to go their own way, instead it will always guarantee a deadly eternal end.

Friend, Jesus said “I am The Way” and “Follow Me,” and for all those that believe the sure word of God and follow in the steps of Christ will have a safe passage through and beyond this life that is GUARANTEED.

Will you 'Walk After Your Own Way' or follow Christ who is THE WAY?.

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