Philippians 4:6-7

Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God. And the peace of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which transcends all understanding, [that peace which] stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours].

So many people are facing major situations in their lives. Situations that the enemy would love to use in order to break, tear down, cause anxiety, and eventually derail your life and walk with God completely.

God’s Word shows us that no matter what we are facing we can walk through the situation with His peace. The kind of peace that does not make sense to the world and the kind that can only come from Him—and only comes from a relationship with Him. Without the relationship there is no access to His peace.

God is faithful and no matter what we are facing we never have to walk through it alone. On your best days He is there, and on your worst He is there. He is one prayer away. He wants you to have His peace.

How To Walk In His Peace

1. Relationship with Him. We cultivate a relationship with Him through prayer, reading His Word, and times of worship. Prayer is communication. We talk and then we listen to what He wants to say to us.

2. Refuse the lies of the enemy (demons). Every single time a demon whispers a lie (this situation will never change, you have anxiety, you have depression, your life will never be the same, you cannot win, etc) verbally call it out as a lie and replace it with the truth found in God’s Word. Find scriptures that speak to your situation, who God is, who you are in Him, and begin to speak them over your life and to your situation every single day. Refuse to be who and what the enemy says you are. Also, refuse to look at your situation through the lens of the lies the enemy is speaking. Look at it through the eyes of faith and knowing the character of your Father.

3. Surrender the situation to Him-His plan, will, and purpose and not yours. Do not lean on your own understanding, but in all your ways acknowledge and trust Him. We never have the full picture, but God always does. Sometimes we just have to lay down what we thought life was going to look like and fully trust in God’s plan and His way. Sometimes the miracle does not happen like we think it will and we can easily miss it if we are so stuck in it only being able to happen in a certain way.

4. Don’t try to figure it out. You may never get the answers you are seeking, but release the “need” to know. Walk by faith and not by sight. Decide to trust God no matter what the situation looks like. Trust is a choice and not a feeling. Verbally speak out that you choose to trust Him.

5. Spiritual Warfare. When you are down I can guarantee there are demons who are right there to capitalize on the situation. Use your weapons of warfare and take your mind and territory back. Through Jesus you have authority over the demons. They just hope you never figure that out. It is time to walk in the authority you have been given and send the enemy packing.

Blessings,

Nichole Henson

Fullness of Joy Ministry