THE MISSING PEACE Unlock and Sustain Peace in Your Daily LifeSample

Day 1:

THE ORIGIN STORY

I believe the two most important qualities that define a person’s character (aside from their identity in Christ) are humility and gratitude. A humble person is usually grateful and vice versa. People who possess these two attributes are, more times than not, amazing servant leaders. I also believe the key ingredient from which humility and gratitude are curated is peace. A person who lives and loves well is a person who is at peace with themselves, their place in the world, and with their fellow man. This person exemplifies a humble gratitude toward most people and situations. Peace is a commodity that everyone chases but that few regularly find.

Peace is one of the nine fruits of the Spirit and was designed by the Lord to be rooted in Him from the inside out. However, our peace is also a target of our spiritual enemy who wants to kill it, steal it, and destroy it. John Piper said “Life is war. It isn’t all it is, but it is always that.” Our war isn’t against flesh and blood, and our daily quest is to prevent our spiritual fruit from rotting and to guard against its theft. Too often our peace is dependent on external forces and influences. I have allowed my peace to be at the mercy of circumstances and situational outcomes. I’ve allowed it to be like a feather in a hurricane whose destination is determined by which way the wind blows. Peace that hinges on our acceptance of, and interaction with, other people is fleeting and shallow. The other side of that same coin is a peace ignited by and reliant on material possessions or an abundance of tangible resources. Unfortunately, that flame of depreciation eventually fizzles and never fully satisfies.

As you will read in the days ahead, this plan offers specific Bible verses describing the kind of peace that surpasses all understanding and is sustained through a spiritual lens. We will unpack peace and discover more ways to keep it a permanent fixture in our lives, solidifying its place in our spiritual DNA. This plan offers uniquely structured content that assigns a powerful verse from a book in the Bible assigned to each letter in the word P-E-A-C-E. It may sound corny, but I believe we all need something catchy, meaningful, and practical in order to commit it to memory where it serves us daily.