Defeating Peace-Stealers

Philippians 4:4-7 ESV

4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

1. Find your joy in the Lord. vs. 4 (Col 3:2; Matt 6:21).
2. Do not overreact. vs. 5 (Rom 8:28)
3. Do not worry about anything. vs. 6
4. Take it all to God in prayer. vs. 6

I do not know what takes away your peace, or if you have ever had it, but Paul gives us things to do to help us embrace God’s peace.  If we employ the four areas above then we can look for what vs. 7 promises us, God’s peace. There is something comforting to me to know that God’s peace will cover my heart and mind and that chaos and anxiousness can be let go of because it is replaced with God.