Pause: A Month of Peace in Five Minutes a DaySýnishorn

Proclaim

“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 4:7)

Prompt

I used to try to gut it out and have good days. I would tell myself every morning that the day was going to be great and peaceful, but often, by lunchtime, I wasn’t feeling all that great and peaceful anymore.

Then it hit me: if I desired to live a more peace-filled life, I had to begin every day by casting a powerful vision of grace and peace.

If I desired to live a more forgiving life, I had to begin to forgive people—out loud—each morning. I know this might sound really crazy, but that’s ME! I need radical things to find radical peace.

So, if I desired to push through fear and overcome things that had held me back, I had to begin speaking faith, courage, and confidence over myself each morning to get there.

How you start often determines how you finish.

Prod

How are you starting your days? Make a plan to begin every day the next week with a declaration of peace, forgiveness, and confidence. Forgive people OUT LOUD, pray that peace would flood your heart, and ask God to fill you with boldness!

Praise

Listen to “Touch of Heaven” by Bethel Music

Pray

Jesus, this is a day that you made. Let me rejoice and be glad in it. Guide my tongue to speak GOOD things, to DECLARE peace, to DELIVER forgiveness, and to DARE to walk in confidence! Amen.