Don’t Be Shaken
Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the thoughts I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
Salutations all you beautiful people! I send you positive vibes that as you have awakened you will have continued blessings of joy throughout the day. Today, let’s just find ways to avoid anything that my cause us to become shaken. That we might find strength if something negative starts interrupting the joy we claimed when we woke up this morning. It is not a sin to be afraid, to be anxious, disheartened; but when we surrender to it, we lose true sight of who we are. We then doubt God’s ability to help us in those times. We need to build up our emotional resilience, maintain our inner peace; focusing on the positive outcome, not negative. We need to ask God for the best mechanisms to overcome the suppression of our emotions which can become unhealthy, leading to stress. Take time at those moments to stop, breathe, silently pray, then soften your response, then let go of any negative thought. Never let that situation or person see your fear, or your emotions. Pull from within that strength that God has given you so you can protect your peace; choose to not engage their destructive attitude; control and become unshaken! The devil seeks who he can devour; but when you are God’s, you have the armor that can shield you in all situations. Remember those people in the Bible that God gave inner peace to; like Moses leading multitudes, Job in loss whose friends denied God, Jonah who ran from God, David who stood before a giant, Esther who spoke for her people, Mary who accepted motherhood of Jesus. That list gets longer and longer because God didn’t choose the equipped, He equipped the chosen! There is knowledge in God’s word of all that can help you to overcome, to not be shaken! You can become the disciple God called you to be by protecting your peace, choosing to speak up, and understanding how to not be shaken!
Scriptures:
Read: Psalms 16:8, Isaiah 41:10, Daniel 2:20-22, Jeremiah 31:3, Psalms 73:26, Deuteronomy 31:6, Psalms 62:2, Jeremiah 29:11,13, Psalms 16:5-11, Hebrews 12:28, Proverbs 18:10, Proverbs 3:5-6, Ephesians 4:32, I Peter 3:14, Romans 1:17, Joshua 1:9, II Corinthians 4:16-18, John 10:28-30, I Corinthians 8:6, Acts 2:21
Prayer:
God in heaven, thank you for a life of peace, a life that can be endured by accepting your strength, your peace and your love. God, continue to place inside us the heart that can respond to negative situations in a way that is pleasing to you. Please God, help us when we forget to rely on your guidance and enter into our souls in those times so we can overcome and not be shaken. Amen.