“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.” II Thess. 3:16
“I’ve come that you might have peace; not as the world gives but that only I can give.” Jn. 14:27
“I will give peace to the one who’s mind is fixed on me.” Is. 26:3
“The peace of God will transcend all understanding and guard your hearts and minds.” Phil. 4:7
“Blessed are the Peace Makers for they will be called the children of God.” Matt. 5:9
How Do You Strive to Make Peace?
Find a Way by figuring out what it takes to make it work!
1. Learn to celebrate instead of always being critical.
2. Learn to speak the right language. *(words matter and tone matters)
3. Don’t complain about what you allow and don’t tolerate what you could confront.
4. Don’t excuse what should be expressed. *(Say it, if it needs said, but say it in love!)
5. Destroy assumptions, perceptions and feelings by having those tough conversations.
6. Learn to concede and to compromise (What’s best may not be what I think, feel or want).
7. Learn to “give and take” and Learn to “let it go!” (If it’s always about you, you will never have true peace)
8. It’s not about winning; it’s about working it out! (If you have to win every argument and conquer every battle you will never have real peace)
9. Don’t keep things stirred up that need to die down.
10. Don’t walk away from what you you were meant to walk through. (you won’t have peace if you choose to live in regret)
11. Seek first to understand- before being understood.
12. Deal with what needs to be dealt with and let go of what you can’t change.
Peace is an atmosphere that is produced by proper patterns that embodies a Spirit-Led – Christ-Centered life.
To be a peace-maker means that you produce peace in situations, circumstances and in the lives of others by giving what you have received from God first.
Sometimes you have to face it to fix it, but sometimes you have to release it to receive true peace.
