There is no ongoing peace apart from keeping our mind stayed on Jesus.
…There are times when we feel an absence of peace. A subtle franticness sets in and we become uneasy, uncertain, unproductive. We lose our sense of centeredness; sometimes a cloud of depression will hover over us. Sometimes this gloom and absence of peace is short-lived. Sometimes it’s for a day, a week, [a season.]
The time is determined by how long it takes us to realize we have taken our eyes off Jesus. Our minds are not stayed on Christ. When we discover what priority has replaced Christ as the priority in our lives, then through prayer and commitment, we recover peace.
This is the way to cultivate the certainty of God’s presence, and thus receive the byproduct of peace -- keeping our minds stayed on Jesus.
-- Maxie Dunnam and Kimberly Dunnam Reisman in “The Workbook on Virtues & the Fruit of the Spirit”
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