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Have you ever been near or around water and felt a tranquility that compares to nothing else. The stillness and peace that water provides is so sweet. Whether beach side or looking over the pier at a reservoir, there is something that exudes a sense of peace that I feel when I am near water or hear running water. It can something as simple as walking past an aquarium filled with fish and water. 

 That same tranquility is what God wants us to have each day of our lives. I have come to a point in my life that I pursue peace and dismiss anything contrary. God does not want us to be in turmoil, distress, worried, or consumed with the cares of this World. I know it is not easy, but let us make a concentrated effort to pursue peace. 
The word peace appears 429 times in the Bible. 
John 14:27, 

27 "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" (New King James Version).

Before Jesus ascended into heaven, He gave us peace! That is great news. That is God's assurance of peace that I hold firmly to. He left it here for us to grab a hold of. He does not want us to be troubled or live in turmoil. Whether it is physically, emotionally, or spiritually. Our daily news outlets are inundated with people acting out on frustrations, anger, fear, retaliation, oppression, aggression, depression, and so forth. This is not the intent that Jesus envisioned for our lives. The remnants leave a detrimental effect on all parties involved whether voluntarily or involuntarily.

Instead, God wants us to walk with the shoes of peace, extend it to our brothers and sisters, and pursue it in everything. Peace can project a calmness that I do not want to compromise. Therefore, let us protect our spaces when it comes to peace. Set the boundaries that need to be set. Do not let anyone, anything, or any situation rob us of that peace. It is precious and vital, for I thank God for giving it to us. 

We have an obligation to not only protect our peace, but we have a choice to actively pursue it. Even when conversations get heated; misunderstanding arise; heresy tend to rise up, we have to actively choose the calm and rational way to deal with these things and not let it still our joy or peace. 

So, how do we protect, pursue, chase after peace? We do it with love because some things are more precious than what the eyes can see or what the hands can feel. 

Peace Declaration
We make a declaration today that:
Peace will be my weapon
I will chase after peace
I will pursue it with all effort in me
Peace will not be stolen, given away, or compromised
Jesus gave it me and for that I am grateful, thankful, and honored
My mind and thoughts will be peaceful
In all situations, I will approach them with peace
I am at peace with myself and others

In Jesus's name, we declare,
Amen

~ Peacefully Yours,
LaKenya



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