Prayer Thoughts for the Heart

What is the difference between the Peace with God and the Peace of God that we can have?

We can have Peace with God when we accept His Son, Jesus Christ, as our Lord and Savior. We can then have the Peace of God and it surpasses all understanding, Phil. 4:7.

When we accept Jesus, we have put our trust in Him and want to be obedient to His commands and this brings the Peace of God to us.

With our eyes focused on Him, we have the Peace of God, in all things, at all times, and in all places, in our daily walk of life with Him.

God’s peace is perfect Peace and we could never expect it to be any less than perfect Peace because He is perfect.

Jesus taught His disciples that after He returned to heaven that He would leave His Peace with them and it would not be the kind of Peace that the world has to offer us, John 14:27.

His Peace gives us quietness in our mind and in our soul and that gives us a steady Peace with hope without fear.

He also taught that we would have the Holy Spirit to come and be our Comforter and be our Teacher to help us understand the Scriptures. And Jesus is our advocate with God as He sits at His right side and ever lives to intercede for us when we pray.

Having the Peace with God and the Peace of God, should give us a stronger desire to be Peacemakers. Jesus said in His Sermon on the Mount that the Peacemakers are blessed and it shows that we are the children of God.
Godly Peacemakers are Peaceable and enjoy being at Peace with others by speaking Peaceably to them. If we respect the feelings of others, we will be Peacemakers.

“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone” (Romans 12:18 NIV).

A Sentence Sermon on the subject of Peace. No God, No Peace; Know God, Know Peace.

The word Apply means to put to a practical or a specific use. We have to learn to Apply knowledge and wisdom to our problems, so we can solve them. But we can only Apply what we have stored up in our mind and heart.

The Psalms remind us that we should Apply our hearts to wisdom and we must seek it diligently as it doesn’t automatically come to us. When we understand this and know that it is a treasure that the Lord gives out of His mouth and it is laid up for the righteous, then it is ours for the taking.

We are also to cry out for His knowledge, wisdom, and understanding, as well as seeking it as eagerly as we would seek silver and gold.

Receiving the goodness of God starts when we learn the fear of God, which is when we develop a deep reverence for Him. Reverence means we will have a deep respect and a thankful heart towards Him. The fear of God, according to scripture, is the beginning of wisdom.

Our attitude will be one of deep awesomeness as we will want to praise and worship Him for His worthiness, faithfulness and holy love.

True wisdom is taught by God because it is in His Word and it means to justify God and not ourselves. To justify God is for us to agree with Him about who He says He is and that His Word is truth.

The wise person will Apply his heart to godly understanding and wisdom, and knows that it is on ongoing process. We will definitely have to spend time in the Scriptures so to build our knowledge, line upon line and precept upon precept.

The scriptures have some things to say about a person who thinks they are wise and don’t need godly wisdom. This is self-conceit, self-importance, and self-exaltation. Overestimation of self can close the door to godly wisdom, knowledge, and understanding, which teaches us a true picture of how we are to see ourselves.

Our friends and family and strangers are watching when we least expect it and what they see will impress them in some way. Will it be in a wise way or ………………..?

Be diligent about learning and then storing godly wisdom in your heart because only then will you have the knowledge of knowing what to Apply, and how to Apply it, and then be quick to Apply it when it is needed.

“Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips” (Proverbs 22:17-18 NIV).

Give yourself a checkup and find out which Track you are on and which Track is the best one to be on when you want certain results.

Are you on the Right Track today or the Wrong Track? Are you on the Slow Track or the Coasting Track? Are you on the Fast Track or the Don’t Care Track?

You really should be on the Track that is going to help you know what God has planned for you each day, and then you can know that you are on the Right Track.

The Coasting Track can be a Track that you get on and just have a pity Party, but it can be the time you can pray, reflect on God’s wisdom that you need at that moment. Also, the Slow Track can be a good time to take inventory, reflect on helping others, taking time to be with your family, and to have some slow down time.

Get off of the Don’t Care Track the moment that you find that you are on it. Satan wants you to stay there day after day, but don’t do it. Be very careful to never get on the Wrong Track because it will only take you the wrong way.

At all times you need to be on the Right Track and this will take some help from God’s Word. This is how you will build you faith, your Christian faith. It is what gives you what it takes to trust in God, as trusting conquers fear, doubt, anxiety, discouragement, and the impossible.

A trusting faith, which is found on the Right Track, is what will build courage and confidence. These will determine your level of obedience. This is where you learn that to obey is pleasing to God and brings many blessings, like love, joy, and peace that will surpass all understanding.

You may need to get on the Fast Track some time, but be very careful it can take you where you might not want to go. It is hard to get off of the Fast Track and it is difficult to make fast decisions on the Fast Track.
Godly wisdom is found on the Right Track and will keep you on the Right Track, going in the right direction, at the right speed and doing the right things.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make you paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV).

We all get excited when we think of someone giving us a gift. A gift is something we give to show love, friendship, make a person laugh or to give comfort.

The words gift or gifts appear in the Scripture approximately 65 times. It describes many kinds of gifts. Some are good, some helpful, some needful, some interesting and some are expensive.

Scripture says we have been given spiritual gifts for the work of the ministry of Christ. We have been given the gift of the Holy Spirit, the gift of justification, the gift of salvation, the gift of eternal life, and the gift of grace. But the best gift of all is the gift of Jesus Christ.

Give the gift of praise and thanksgiving to God for His Gift of Gifts.

“Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift” (2 Corinthians 9:15).

Prayer Thought: Thanksgiving Day comes but once a year and it is a wonderful time to enjoy delicious food and good fellowship with family and friends. And don’t forget to take some time to be sincerely thankful for what you have.

Thank God for His blessings and the help you have received from others. Also, be sure and be thankful for all our Service men and women, who are far away from family and putting their lives on the line each day.

We must pause and give thanks, because a thankful heart is a loving heart and a loving heart is a joyful heart and a grateful heart knows the true meaning of the peace of God. Knowing this, should produce a wonderful day of thanksgiving on Thanksgiving Day and on each day of the year.

Please remember to be thankful for God’s greatest gift to all mankind, His Son Jesus Christ. God has also given us the earth and all it beauty and goodness. These should bring gladness and thanks to our lips, as well as praise and worship and the deepest heartfelt gratitude. Your overflowing heart should verbalize your thanksgiving loud, and clear, and often.

If happiness puts a song in your heart, then it stands to reason that remembering God’s goodness with thanksgiving will also put a song in your heart.

Worship and praise singing is a way of showing God we have a thankful heart. What are you thankful for? Name them one by one and you will be surprised at how rich you are in blessings from God, your family, and friends.

Our life is a circle of love from God, to God, and then reaching out with His love to others. Let our thanksgiving to God be spontaneous and a wonderful expression from your heart. Also help others to have a Thanksgiving Day that only you can help provide.