Today’s message comes from Pastor Joyce Meyer and is titled, “Exposing and Eliminating Strife.” Pastor Joyce teaches us the dangers of strife and the importance of peace. She tells us that if we know the importance of peace, we will do anything to have it. The devil is constantly setting us up to get us upset. It can be challenging to go through a whole day without getting upset about anything.
Jesus has given us peace in John 14:27. “My peace I leave with you; I do not give it to you as the world does; my own special peace I now give to you.” We have to stop allowing ourselves to be upset, fearful, intimidated, and disturbed. We are partners with God; he’s not going to do everything for us while we sit back and do nothing.
Prayer is not just asking God to fix your problems; it’s also cooperating and asking him if there’s something he wants you to do to change things. Jesus has given us peace, but it’s our job to hang on to it, and we have to be willing to make a lot of changes. You will never be able to walk and live in peace without humility.
Humility is the most challenging Christian virtue to develop and maintain in our lives because we all have a big ego, and strife steals the peace of Jesus in our lives. Don’t waste a day of your life feeling guilty. If you have done something wrong, repent and ask God to forgive you. When God forgives you, you accept it and go on with your life. Get over being insecure and comparing yourself to somebody else. If you are born again, God lives in you, and you can do anything you want to do through Christ if you lean on him and trust in him.
Walk in peace and think like a Christian. When you have a problem, don’t start complaining. Complaining opens the door for the devil to steal our joy, peace, and blessings; we should keep our mouth shut and believe in God. When we complain, we can repent, and God will forgive us.