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PEACE OF MIND AND THE BUMPY ROAD TO FREEDOM Peace of mind is a crucial fruit of the spirit for every believer (Galatians 5:22-23). After you have received this gift – I call it a gift because not everyone has it – you will live life differently. Sometimes Christians think that their spirits are more important than the state of their minds. Our hearts and minds are very important because everything good or bad starts there. Proverbs 4:23 says, “Above all else, guard your heart for it is the well spring of life.” Nothing gets to me without passing through my mind. The knowledge that the quality of life is determined by our state of mind changed my thought process. When I began working on renewing my mind, I discovered that I really needed peace. When you have peace, your life is stable. While people all over the world commit suicide, abuse drugs and kill each other, you will experience total calmness. People do all sorts of weird things in search of peace, but it is elusive to them. Only Jesus brings true and lasting peace. This is one of the reasons why He came, because He knew that the world needed peace. As I embraced the word of God and obeyed it, my life began to truly change. Divine peace flooded my soul like I never felt it before. If people in our world experienced this peace, we would have fewer problems. I had tried to find peace for many years in vain. It was not until I met Jesus that I truly became a peaceful person. It is not easy 70
to forgive yourself, to release the people who wiped away your family and hunted you down for no crime you committed. “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid…” (John 14:27|). Only God can give one peace. Haven’t you heard what Isaiah 26:3 KJV says? “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” Therefore, trust in the Lord. Let Him keep you in His perfect peace. Today, I thank God because my family and I pray together and ask God for strength day by day to remain in His presence. We learn new things every day. If I wanted to talk about all the good things He has done for us and where He got us from, there would never be enough time. We came from far and we believed in the scripture that says He will never leave us nor forsake us (Deuteronomy 31:6). As human beings, we may not understand this, and our physical eyes may not see anything at the moment, but God is always at work. I thank God for my past. It may not have been beautiful, but He has used it to reveal Himself to me. He continues to teach me, and my spiritual life is enriched. One of the secrets of keeping your mind at peace is to let go all who betrayed you. Failure to do this or seeking revenge will only imprison you. We should close all the doors of grudges and hatred behind us and focus on making progress in life. We can achieve much more than we have achieved before if we constantly remember that trials are inevitable, and we will be accountable for how we get through them. Romans 12:18-19 says, “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge my friends.” My prayer has been this, “Lord, help me to put my hurt, pain and offense aside so that I can restore my broken heart.” My friends, failure will never be permanent in our lives. To overcome the fight against Satan, we need to protect ourselves all the time from the sin that so easily entangles. It is through purification and sanctification that we will weaken him and his plans for our lives. 71
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PREFACE When I think about my roots
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forgiveness of my sin. I thank God
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accomplish anything. Hiding was lik
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THE SADDEST DAY OF MY LIFE In accor
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