POWER TO LIVE A PEACEFUL LIFE

By all means pursue peace with all men remains a standing order by God to man and adherence to this order determines how truthful we are as children of God.
Good morning friends, it's a wonderful day the Lord has made and I bring you this Sunday message from one of my father's in the Lord, Pastor Samuel Oguche, be blessed as you read thru.
Our Bible reading in today's service is from 2Timothy 2:22 and Hebrew 12:14. The Bible from the two portions we read clearly indicates that there are categories of people; the righteous and unrighteous.
What is peace? Literally speaking, peace is a state of not being troubled, a state of being free from the trouble around. To live a peaceful life, it borders on all other things. We seek peace in every area of our life; finances, marriage, health, relationship, family, ministry, academic etc.

SOME FACTS ABOUT LIVING A PEACEFUL LIFE 

1. To be a child of God, you must be a peacemaker. Matthew 5:9
2. Living a peaceful life does not close door of challenges but how you handle the challenges confirms you are a peaceful child of God. 
3. In many instances, living a peaceful life can be keeping away from utterances.
4. There is no unity where there is no peace. God wants a relationship that is peaceful amongst us. 
5. Jesus is the only source of enduring peace, John 14:27
6. The world also give their own peace John 16:33
7. There is always a price to pay for peace to be available. 
8. Don't delay in settling disputes with anyone who offends you lest the devil uses it against you, Matthew 5:25.
9. 2Samuel 24:1-4 your peace can be manipulated by the devil, Job is a clear example. Job didn't suffer all that he did because he sinned rather it was because of the wickedness of the devil to subdue him and make him turn away from God. 
10. When you live a peaceful life, you attract people to yourself. Genesis 34:21

At the same we must be conscious of things that can erode peace in our lives and mind them. These are;

• Refusing to follow Jesus prescription for handling disputes. Jesus prescribes dialogue. 
• Walking by assumption instead of making proper enquiry. 
• Refusal to make enquiry .
• Keeping wrong information bottled up. 
• Giving room for unprofitable gossip. 
• Ungodly fear. 

Till I come your way again, remain blessed.