Amid the world’s turmoils and the challenges the Lord wants each of us to live in Peace in our homes, our workplaces and most importantly with each other

John 16:33 Amplified “I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]

I am shocked at the turmoil that exists in the homes of many.

The Lord wants us to live in Peace.

The scriptures give us this admonition quite frequently, yet it seems that peace doesn’t reign in our life.

For instance our home should be a place of peace.  They should be a shelter for us in the midst of troubles in the world.

Families should unite together and stand with each other know when the enemy is playing havoc in the homes of Christians.  It’s one of his oldest schemes.

The church at Corinth was suffering from such strife within it, that the apostle Paul had to remind the members, be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace shall be with you. (2 Corinthians 13:11)

We should follow this:

• Be of one mind
• Live in peace

In order to live this out, it is important to communicate effectively with each other and to begin to do this with your spouse and children.

Communication is often the most difficult skill to minister because we experience so many different emotions.  When you are communicating your thoughts and feelings, Paul said in Eph 4:26–27, “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath”

Sounds like a contradiction –“be ye angry and sin not”, but it isn’t.  The Lord knows that anger is one of the emotions we experience in life, yet He says, although you might be feeling angry, do not sin.

What does that mean?

The message bible says, “Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry–but don’t use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don’t stay angry. Don’t go to bed angry. Don’t give the Devil that kind of foothold in your life.”

We may experience angry feelings but don’t use those feelings to get even.

Don’t live in constant turmoil in your home – and that holds true regarding your relationship with your family, friends, and people you work with.  We need to learn to communicate our feelings and frustrations without getting upset.

• Choose your words wisely
• Never use words to pull someone down

I want to encourage you to practice the love walk in your home – make it place of comfort and refuge, and don’t allow the enemy to bring strife into your life. Recognize the source of that strife and don’t give place to it.

Make Christ the candle of your home, when we place Him first in our home, and marriages, every hostile wall will be broken down and the life of God will rule and reign in our lives.

Get Ps. John’s teaching on Love The Way To Victory, from our Faith Food Bookshop at Rhema Family Church.

We love you

Pastor Eileen Brown