Panic and anxiety are often our first reactions to conflict and problems. In those initial moments, choosing peace seems impossible. Your subconscious whispers, \u2018If you really care, you will worry.\u2019 As panic begins to rise, it\u2019s important to turn to the Holy Spirit and tap into the peace He offers. Panic is the enemy, not the situation. Anxiety just empowers and enlarges the problems we\u2019re facing. Your best problem-solving resource is always peace. <\/p>\n
Fear and anxiety block solutions; answers flow more easily and naturally from a peaceful state of mind. And God\u2019s peace is always available to us\u2014if we choose to use it. Paul writes, \u2018When the Holy Spirit controls our lives He will produce\u2026 peace.\u2019<\/i> Refuse to let your negative emotions run uncontrolled. Don\u2019t let them decide your response. <\/p>\n
Jesus said, \u2018Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful\u2026 intimidated\u2026 cowardly and unsettled.\u2019<\/i> (John\u00a014:27\u00a0AMPC) That means you have options; you can choose between peace and inner conflict. In the same verse, Jesus also said, \u2018My [own] peace I\u2026 bequeath to you\u2019<\/i> (John\u00a014:27\u00a0AMPC), and \u2018bequeath\u2019<\/i> relates to executing a will. When someone dies, they leave their most cherished possessions to the people they love. But just because Jesus left us His peace doesn\u2019t mean it will automatically operate in us. Plus, when we lose our peace, it\u2019s harder to hear from God. <\/p>\n
When Paul says, \u2018Let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule\u2026 in your hearts\u2019<\/i> (Colossians\u00a03:15\u00a0AMPC), the word \u2018rule\u2019<\/i> means \u2018to govern and to control\u2019. So instead of letting yourself get anxious and panicky today, choose peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Panic and anxiety are often our first reactions to conflict and problems. In those initial moments, choosing peace seems impossible. Your subconscious whispers, \u2018If you really care, you will worry.\u2019 As panic begins to rise, it\u2019s important to turn to the Holy Spirit and tap into the peace He offers. Panic is the enemy, not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1852"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1852\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}