DO NOT LET YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED By Joyce Meyer

DO NOT LET YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED

                            Joyce Meyer

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

                                            John 14:27

When life feels overwhelming, there’s only one place we can go for true, lasting peace–Jesus Christ.   He is the “Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6) and the Bible says He’s our shelter in the storm (Isaiah 4:6).

I used to think that the way to have peace was to get rid of all my problems.  It was a wonderful day when the Lord helped me realize that I could come to Him for peace in the midst of my problems.  

      Turn your eyes upon Jesus,   

      Look full in His wonderful face;

      And the things of the earth will grow strangely dim

      In the light of His glory and grace.

When we take our cares and worries to God and spend time with His, we magnify Him or make Him “bigger” in our eyes.  When we do that, all of our problems and concerns suddenly look smaller.  Compared to God, they grow dim and insignificant.  Your problems may be big, but they are not insignificant to God.  But when you keep your eyes on Him, He gives you perspective.  

When you feel worried and anxious, I know it’s easy to panic and allow fear to take over.  That’s when you need to slow down, get still, and focus on Jesus.  He’s always with you, available any time of the day for you to cry out to Him for His supernatural peace.