Perfect Peace!

 Perfect Peace!

 Isaiah 26:3 NIV says, "You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast,   because they trust in You.

This scripture says God will keep believers in perfect peace whose minds are steadfast or firm on Him- not wavering.

Why? Because we trust in Him. I am living a blessed life! I am grateful and thankful! My soul is at rest and worries

are few. My peace of mind depends on me and what I do daily to receive it and maintain it. My mind is at peace. 

Daily, I set out to embrace rest for my soul no matter what comes my way. I choose peace, I am deliberate about it.  

At this point in life, I have to seek serenity for my life. I understand where my strength comes from.  I know and 

understand why I am not a basket case considering my life's circumstances over the past few years. 

 
The one thing I know is through it all, Jesus kept my mind at peace. He kept me sane and humble. I will mention briefly 

what the Lord has done for me and how He kept me close to His heart. Please focus on the God we serve. I am only  

sharing my testimony to let you know the heart of God towards the ones He loves. He never left me or forsaken

me. Trust that He will never leave you or ever forsake you either.

 In 2011, we moved my mother-in-law in with us to care for her, as she was stricken with Alzheimer's disease. 
 In 2016, I had a stroke in my classroom in front of my students. Moments later, as I was being checked into 

 ER; I had a second stroke. 
 In 2017, an aneurysm was discovered on the right side of my brain. Emergency surgery was scheduled within two weeks 

 to close it off. 
 In 2019, my mother-in-law got sick after dinner and passed away shortly afterwards in ER. 

 In 2019, my mother had a stroke and had surgery to remove blockage from the main artery in her neck. The next day she coded.

 She is alive and well. Look at our God! 
 In 2021, my son passed away unexpectedly after found unresponsive in my house by his brother. This was two years 

 and two days after his grandmother's death. 
 In 2022, the week of Thanksgiving, my youngest sister passed away the morning after attending Sunday's church service.                                                      

But God keeps me in perfect peace! I can honestly say, I have rest in my soul. God has always heard my prayers 

and granted me the peace and strength I needed. God is a Faithful Father, a Faithful Friend, a Comforter, a Pillar 

of Peace, a Source of Continuous Strength, 

a Strong Tower, Pure Love, All Knowing, All Good, Patient, Peaceful, Understanding, and so much more. He is

everything to me! Just trust Him to be whatever you need when you need it! 

The list of His attributes and character go on and on. It is in Him I live, I move, and I have my being. 

Isaiah 43:1 says, He is an ever present help in times of trouble (of any kind). He loves me and He cares 

about what I go through. He never left my side. He is with me to the end through thick and thin. I only 

have to keep on trusting Him.  

                                                                    

 

This promise is one I depend on; it got me through some tough times. 

Life is not easy, but having God's peace of mind is an easy choice. 

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Who is Grace?

 Who is Grace?

2 Corinthians 12:9 says, But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is              made perfect in weakness." 

        I know I have vices. I know I have faults. I know my flesh is sinful. I know I am weak. I know all these things about myself. I know I have more growing to do.

        I also know that I am a new creation in Christ Jesus. I also know that once I accepted Him as my Lord and Savior, I was born again. I also know this means I have shed the old self and put on the new. I also know that His grace is more than enough for me and His power is made perfect in my weakness. I still make mistakes, but I have Grace. I still fall short sometimes, but I have Grace. I still fall down, but I have Grace. His Grace is sufficient! His Grace is more than enough to strengthen me when I get weak and mess up. 

        I know my Redeemer lives and His name is Grace. When I was a teenager, I remember being chastised a lot by some girls at school who did not like me. It made going to school hard for a long time. I did not tell my parents how hard some of my days were at school. One of the girls, in particular, lived two doors up the street. Our parents made us ride to school together. One week my sisters and I drove, and the following week, she and her sister would drive. 

        We had a good schedule worked out. Then it got messy. It seemed like time we pulled up at school, the trouble began. That was an uncomfortable time in my life, but I got through those difficult days as a teen.  As I grew older, a lot of other difficult days came behind them, and I got through those days too. Recently, I experienced some difficult days, but Grace got me through them. Grace continues to do what the scripture said it will do.   

        As a matter of fact, the tough days always seemed to know my address no matter where I'd moved to. Many years and several addresses later, the tough days still visits me from time to time. My Mama used to say, "Keep a prayer on your lips, because trouble will always find you." What Mama was saying is His grace is sufficient for you.

        Now that I am no longer a teenager, but a woman growing in a relationship with the Lord, I know his grace is sufficient for me. I understand what it means. Today, I am still growing and receiving help and strength from Grace. I can say this with such joy in my heart. 

        His grace was adequate all along during those younger difficult years and even more so today, because- I know Grace. Life is difficult, people can be difficult, but His grace is sufficient for you and it is sufficient for me too.

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