Chaplain’s Column: God’s Peace to Overcome Daily Stress
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Scripture: Romans 8:1-6
According to a
report this year, more than 63 percent of Americans are battling stress, and a
significant number describe their stress as “great.” A report I read suggested
that some of us have become addicted to stress. Many of us have become so
conditioned to stress we don’t know what to do with ourselves. The study
suggested that we must stay busy as a way of distracting ourselves from how
unsatisfied we inwardly feel with life.
That’s not how God
wants us to live. Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you”
(John 14:27). Paul talked about “the peace of God, which surpasses all
understanding” (Philippians 4:7). Romans 8:6 says, “To be carnally minded is
death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”
Peace with God is
obtainable through faith in Jesus, and He wants to give you peace like a river
(Isaiah 66:12). If you have not already, don’t wait any longer to give your
life to Jesus. Do so today. Claim His peace and let Him bestow the inward
satisfaction you seek. He isn’t the author of confusion, but of peace.
It is my prayer that each of you have a wonderful Happy New
Year. May your lives become increasingly God centered and each of us will have
a closer walk with Jesus. I think it would be good if each of us made an
increased effort to share with others about our brave ancestors of the Confederacy
and try hard to get others interested in joining the Dragoons.
Please remember all
those on our prayer list.
1. John Durden
2. David
Brantley's parents - Dave and Mary Brantley.
3. Jeromy Roberts's
wife Mrs. Donna Roberts
4. Stuart Waldo's
mother Mrs. Myrtice Wheeler and father Whitson Waldo
6. Bill Myrick's
sister Elizabeth Tillery
7. Steve Wallace's
wife Martha Ann
Yours In Christ
Tom
Snowden, Chaplain
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