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The Peace Of Being Focused
3 stars|4 comments|June 23, 2009|102 reads
 
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:26-27)

Things in my life have not been going that well lately.  It would seem that just as things started changing in my life for the better, the coin is flipped and my world was tossed once again upside down.  But why?  Why would God allow the storms of our lives to occur?  Why would God allow the lonely nights and the pain of heartache?  Why?

The answer is simple.  God allows these things in our lives to see if we would stay focused on Him.  Look at the verse above.  Jesus states that the Father has sent the Holy Ghost in the name of Jesus to teach us all things and to bring into remembrance the words of Christ.  For it is only when we are focused and we allow the Holy Ghost to lead us, that we will have that peace from Christ.  

You see, I have every reason for my heart to be troubled and afraid, but it's not.  Seasons come and seasons go.  Sometimes we stay in the valley longer than we are supposed to.  My sins have made me lose somethings that I thought that I needed, but God has reminded me that I still have my life.  

So today, let us be filled with the peace of God that comes when we are being focused. 

In Him,

Jeremy D. Crouch


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Mike n Laura
 Mike n Laura
June 23, 2009
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Hello Jeremy!! Wonderful to read your words! Speaking of the storms in our lives (which God allows), many other ppl may find your explanation hard to swallow. I agree with you, God's purpose is to draw us to him. But some (who I am thinking of even as I write this) might ask, "Yes God, but did the storm have to be so personal, or so humiliating, or so painful and damaging? And why did my storm have to involve other innocent bystanders?" (etc.) Trusting God with everything means.....trusting God with everything! Sometimes it seems all we have left to do is trust. One way or another, I believe our trust will be rewarded. 

God bless you, bro. Good to hear from you. You always make your readers think.  :)

Destiny Diadem
 Destiny Diadem
June 23, 2009
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Thanks. :)  God bless you and all of us with His peace. Father, help us to stay focus. Forgive us our sins. In the name of Jesus.
HigherGround
HigherGround
June 23, 2009
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ok, this may sound dumb but I am always real with whatever pops into my mind. I recently pruned my peach trees. One is chest high and one is as tall as I am. There were lower branches spreading out and my neighbor said I had to prune them off to about "here" as he showed me. I took clippers after he left and did it for the sake of the tree to grow peaches and get tall and strong. I staked them and bought fertilizer stakes to pound into the ground.

I talked to the trees while I pruned apologizing for cutting them and prayed they would not fall prey to any disease because I did. I did it for them to grow strong and be fruitful but if peach trees hurt, I had to hurt them. I hate that.

I feel like God does that with me. (hugs juanita)
Jeremy Crouch
 Jeremy Crouch
June 25, 2009

Mike, I went to a special chapel today at school with Jars of Clay.  The lead singer said this which made me think about things:  You can never fully experience joy until you have felt pain.  I am not sure where he got that from, but it made sense.  Imagine, if you can, a mother truly experiencing the joys of childbirth without experiencing the pain of childbirth (if not in delivery, then at some point in the pregnancy).  The joy wouldn't be as "special".  The same goes with the parable of the prodigal son.  The joy the Father felt was extremely overwhelming because the son had left.  <<<Just food for thought>>>> 

 And I love making you all think.  :-) 

 Destiny, thanks for your comment.

Juanita, God does prune us.  All of us.  It hurts at times.  However, we grow stronger with this.  Read Hebrews 12.  The whole chapter is amazing.