Peace and tranquility

“… always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give a reason for the hope that you have.  But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.”

1 Peter 3:15-16

Being gentle and respectful in word and deed towards others equals a good night’s sleep.

Hence, treating others opposite of said above will rob you of all peace and tranquility.

If they confess their sins...

"On the other hand, if they confess their sins... their treacherous betrayal, the defiance that set off my defiance that sent them off into enemy lands; if by some chance they soften their hard hearts and make amends for their sin, I'll remember my covenant... I'll remember the land... in spite of their behavior... I won't reject or abhor or destroy them completely... For their sake I will remember the covenant with their ancestors whom I, with all the nations watching, brought out of Egypt in order to be their God.  I am God."  Leviticus 26:40-45, The Message

It is never too late to turn your life around, to turn back to God.  So, if you have fallen by the way-side and have made more problems for yourself and for those you love (and/or don't love for that matter), then you can get it all turned around, and the first step is surrendering your life to God.  No, it won't be a walk in the park, and it won't happen overnight, but the moment you let God take over, things will begin to turn around, and somehow, someway, the messes you've made will, one day, be turned into blessings that you forever treasure - God will make sure of it.

You are a living sacrifice to God

Romans 12:1-2New Living Translation (NLT)

A Living Sacrifice to God

"And so, dear brothers and sisters,[a] I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.[b] 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."

Our bodies are not our own - they are God's, and we get to borrow them here on Earth.  Therefore, whatever habits, hang ups, hurts, pains, fears, addictions, and unhealthy ideas you have about your body, mind, and soul, know that they are NOT from God - they are from the world.  It is time we stop listening to the world and start listening, learning, and accepting God's will and words for our lives.  

Therefore, today is a new day in Christ.  You are a fresh, new creation.  Today is the day to commit your life to God, and give him all of you, inside and out.  Let him remove the worldly thoughts, actions, and emotions and fill you with his love and nature.  

My friends, it is time to end the negative cycles of our lives and today is the day to finally do it.  You are perfect in Christ, and it is time to stop wasting your time on trying to change his perfection by trying to be something, or look a certain way, or act a certain way, that you have not been created for.  Today is your day, from God, for you - no-one else!.  

Live it.  

Dream it.  

Pray over it. 

Love it.  

Embrace it. 

Most of all, get on with it.

Wrong way! Turn back!

“…Turn back – right now, each one of you! – from your evil way of life and bad behavior, and live the land God gave you and your ancestors, the land he intended to give you forever…” Jeremiah 2:4-6 MSG

Turn away from sin, turn to God.  He has so much to offer and give you – so much better then you have now.

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