It’s Like A Warm Blanket Right Out Of The Dryer!
This may sound crazy, but get your favorite blanket and toss it in the dryer. Get it all nice and warm. Is it warm yet? Okay, now get the blanket out and wrap it around you. Just do what I say (gee whiz – everyone’s got to know why!) Okay, now that you are all wrapped in warmth I would like you to read on.
Recall the day you felt at peace with a situation in your life. Think back to the time you felt tranquility after a tough job well done. Remember when you experienced freedom from strife after a hard decision. Call back the harmony that enveloped you after reconciling a relationship. Bring to mind the calm that filled you after your recovery from a financial crisis. Remember the unity you felt after prayers with family and friends were answered after an accident or surgery for a love one. Wrap yourself again in the serenity you felt after the acceptance of the death of a loved one. So great is the feeling of peace.
Jesus came and said to us, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.” John 14:27
Why only accept Jesus’ peace after you have put yourself through turmoil? Take His peace from the beginning of your plight. Be the first to surrender with harmony on your lips over a battle of views on life. Fight back immediately against injustice with goodness in your heart and a kind act. When hearing gossip against another, defend their dignity with decency and kindness in words. When you see someone struggling to move an object or load their car with groceries rush to their aid with thoughtfulness and consideration. When tragedy strikes immediately gather people and pray together in faith and then give thanks to God for his love and mercy. When you lose your favorite piece of jewelry, your computer crashes or your cell phone dies remember immediately they are just material things and turn your thoughts to God giving thanks that you still have your health, a good life and a roof over your head. When you’ve lost your job and pickings are slim, be persistent in faith knowing that God has a better job lined up for you. When you don’t know where your next meal is coming from and you find yourself opening canned foods from your pantry refuse to have self-pity, and instead humble your heart and fill it with joy giving thanks to Jesus that he promised never to leave you and through your faith in Him you will get through this too. When you get angry at your children, spouse, parents or friends over their inconsiderate acts or disappointing views on life immediately pray for them and do as Jesus did, be the good example and let your actions speak for you.
Welcome the peace that Jesus offers to you and absorb its warmth as it infiltrates into every aspect of your life. Hallelujah! There is a God.
What a wonderful life you have. Only blessings, bright sunshine and beautiful rainbows shall follow you all the rest of your life.
Can you feel it? Aaaggghhhh, the peace! It’s like a warm blanket right out of the dryer.
Inspired by Psalm 16:7-11
"I bless the Lord who counsels me; even in the night my heart exhorts me. I set the Lord ever before me, with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed. Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices, my body, too, abides in confidence; because you will not abandon my soul to the nether world, nor will you suffer your faithful ones to undergo corruption. You will show me the path to life, fullness of joy in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever.”
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