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Life this side of heaven is played with all kinds of stress and anxiety.
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None of us is immune to this reality, but thankfully we have Jesus, who the Bible tells us
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is Himself our peace.
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What a beautiful comfort we have found in Him.
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May you lose yourself in Jesus today and allow Him to wrap you in His peace afresh.
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Bring whatever fears, stresses, or worries you have to the risen Christ today and experience
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the very real breath of heaven.
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Welcome to the first fifteen podcast.
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Our Scripture for today comes from 2 Thessalonians 3, 16.
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Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times in every way.
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The Lord be with you all.
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One of the most heavenly aspects of experiencing God is His abounding peace.
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Peace is not something this world can offer us.
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This world is run on chaos, stress, confusion, striving, and frivolous pursuits with no satisfaction.
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Even in this life, God offers us the peace of heaven, the peace that comes from having
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our hearts wrapped up in true relationship with Him.
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Philippians 4, verses 6-7 says,
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Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving,
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let your requests be made known to God.
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In the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your
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minds in Christ Jesus.
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God exchanges our earthly cares and stresses for His heavenly sustaining peace.
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He is such a good Father to us that He takes that which troubles our hearts, promises
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to take care of us down to the smallest burden and offers us incomprehensible peace
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Jesus says in John 1633,
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I have said these things to you that in me, you may have peace.
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In the world, you will have tribulation, but take heart, I have overcome the world.
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When we seek relationship with Jesus, we are seeking relationship with the one who
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conquered death and destroyed any and every scheme of the enemy against us.
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To know Him is to know a true conqueror.
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And in knowing Him, our lives become wrapped up in His.
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Our worried and fearful hearts become wrapped up in His heart of peace.
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You keep Him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you because He trusts in you.
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It longs for us to so encounter His trustworthiness that our lives are marked by His peace.
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He longs for us to so trust Him that this world cannot rob us of the peace that comes from
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knowing our God will always prove Himself faithful.
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All He has promised to do, He will do.
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All He has said of Himself, He truly is.
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Peace comes from keeping our mind stayed on the perfect character of our Heavenly Father
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and letting who He is be at the foundation of all we do, think and feel.
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God has heavenly peace in store for you today.
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The peace He offers you isn't of this world and therefore will sustain you through any
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And before your loving Heavenly Father and cast your cares on Him, let your requests
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be made known to Him, place your trust in His trustworthiness and receive the perfect
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sustaining peace of your loving Father.
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May your day-to-day be marked by the fruit of whole-hearted relationship with the God
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Fill your heart as you enter guided prayer.
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As we begin, meditate on the peace available to you in relationship with God.
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Allow Scripture to help you not settle for stress, burdens and cares that aren't your
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In John 1427, Jesus says, Peace, I leave with you, my peace, I give to you.
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Not as the world gives do I give to you.
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Let not your heart be troubled.
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Be there, let them be afraid.
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And next, what has been causing you stress?
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What's been stealing your peace?
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What thoughts, people, situations, fears or spiritual attacks do you need to bring
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before your loving Heavenly Father?
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1 Peter 5 verses 6-7 says, Cast all your anxieties on Him because He cares for you.
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Take time to bring before God all that's bothering you.
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May all your anxieties at His feet choose to trust that He will take care of them and
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help you through them and receive His peace that surpasses all understanding.
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Philippians 4 verses 6 and 7 says, Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything
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by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
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And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and
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your minds in Christ Jesus.
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Romans 8 verse 6 says, For to set the mind on the flesh is death.
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But to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
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We have the choice moment by moment to set our minds on the things of this world or on
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When we choose to set our minds on the Spirit, we are positioning ourselves to be people
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marked by the fruit of His presence in our lives.
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When we choose the world, we are only setting ourselves up for failure, anxiety and trouble.
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Choose today to set your mind on the Lord in every situation.
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The things of this world are fleeting, but our God spans throughout the farthest reaches
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May His power, faithfulness and nearness bring you peace today.
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Thank you so much for listening to today's podcast, The Experience of His Peace.
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In a world where stress has become our new normal, peace can be so hard to find.
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If you start to feel stressed at all today, take a moment to stop, breathe and set your
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mind on God meeting with you in the present, right where you are.
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God has given you everything you need for this moment and He'll give you everything
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you need for the next.
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Have a wonderful rest of your day and may God bless you as you seek Him.
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Do you ever feel like your faith is solid, but the world around you just feels so heavy?
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You trust God, you believe He's good, but then you read the news and anxiety creeps in.
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The future feels uncertain and you're not sure what to do with that tension.
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My friend Dr. Jim Denison wrote a book called Bright Hope for Tomorrow that meets you right
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It explores ten of Jesus' parables and shows how His timeless stories still speak peace
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in our hardest days.
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