I once heard someone say that God doesn’t always calm the storms, sometimes He takes us through the storm, and calms His child in the midst of whatever’s going on. Peace is the byproduct of trusting Him, and just knowing that no matter what we see with our natural eyes, He is surely going to work whatever it is that we’re going through, for our good.
One of my favorite songs is “Shout to the Lord” by Hillsong (here’s the Chorus)
Shout to the Lord, all the earth let us sing
Power and Majesty, Praise to the King
Mountains bow down, and the seas will roar
At the sound of Your name
I sing for joy at the work of your hands
Forever I’ll love You, forever I’ll stand
Nothing compares to the promise I have in you (Do you hear that? Nothing!!)
“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you.” Isaiah 26: 3
No, we can never avoid strife in this world around us, but when we fix our thoughts on God, we can know perfect peace even in turmoil. As we focus our mind on God and His Word, we become steady and stable. Supported by God’s unchanging love and mighty power; we aren’t shaken by the surrounding chaos. So, and this question is a no-brainer…. Do you want peace? Everybody wants peace. The answer is keeping your thoughts and eyes on our amazing God.
Let this song minister to you while you worship....
11 thoughts and/or comments:
This is one of my favorite songs, too. Thanks for sharing it, and for this good post.
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This is great Lori! I especially liked the analogy of God taking us through the storms. It was a good reminder that we are never alone in our struggles and we can always rely on our Saviour.
Many blessings to you.
xx Skipper
Hi Warren,
I love your writing and your wisdom! I can't wait to get your book. I know it will bless me. When I'm finished with it, I will make sure to bless someone els with it! Thanks and God bless!
Kushner writes that God is not in the hurricane. God is in our response to the hurricane.
Hi Skipper! Thanks for your thoughts- your words are full of truth!
Blessings:)
Excellent!! Thanks Elizabeth.
Blessings:)
Oh Lori, I needed this reminder SO VERRRRRYYY much tonight. Thank you for visiting my blog, so that the Lord would prompt me to reply and find this article at EXACTLY the right time. It's just like a message straight from HIM! THANK YOU LORI for being the tool of the Holy Spirit and the Lord for me today. The world is too heavy today.
Gentle hugs!
Sheila
Lori, I just blogged about you and linked to this article on my blog. I hope you don't mind. Let me do if you would rather that I didn't do that. http://bluebirdyliving.blogspot.com.
love, Sheila
Oh Sheila, what a blessing...for both of us!! I absolutely love the many ways God gets through to us! Thank you for telling me this. Link to this post? Are you kidding? Never in a million years would I try to stop God's encouragement!
God bless you, Sheila!
it's so true. why do we, I worry??? sigh. I need to let go and trust. Sarah
We worry because we're human:( They are good words for us all..."let go and trust." Thanks for that comment. God bless you!
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