Peace Follows Obedience

 

"The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you." ~ Philippians 4:9

Ouch. This one hurts.

How easy things would be for us if we would just do the things that Jesus has taught, spoke, and shown to us. So many times we lament the chaos in our life. But the true question is, are we being obedient? In everything?

Really though? 

This scripture proves once again that peace follows obedience. If we want to increase our peace, we must increase our obedience. 

God bless,

J.W.

Train Up A Child (Part 6)

"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." - Proverbs 4:23

In Part 5 of the Train Up A Child series, we continued talking about why meditating on God's Word is important. Today, let's talk about why it works.

Proverbs 4:23 tells us that everything flows from what's in our hearts.

See, whatever is planted in your heart flows out in your life.

Our hearts are merely conduits to push out whatever is planted in it. So, if evil is planted in it, our hearts can't help but to push out evil. If lust is planted in it, it can't help but to push out lust. If sin is planted in it, it can't help but to bring sin in our life.

But Philippians 4:8 instructs us to think on good things - whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely. Then "the God of Peace will be with you" (Philippians 4:9).

Peace comes through what we think about. It's why Proverbs 23:7 says "whatever a man thinks, so is he." The results we get in life are simply a reflection of the conditions of our hearts.

What's the condition of your heart today?

God bless,
J.W.