FOUR (4) WAYS TO ACHIEVE YOUR INNER PEACE

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“Peace, I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid” – John 14:27

These days, the quest for inner peace and peace in our environment has been on the rise. That is due to insecurity and disharmony across the world nowadays. We need inner peace to achieve our individual and collective endeavors. Peace goes to the roots of human existence, as well as to the foundation of all things. Without peace of mind, we can do nothing!

There are many reasons we seem to lose our inner peace:

Fear of terror attacks.

Fear and anxiety about meeting up with earthly challenges.

Ill-health.

Suffocating debts.

Inability to please others.

Quarrels’ and unforgiveness.

Family worries regarding spouses and children.

Coping with stress and pressure generally.

Without a measure of inner peace, we can do nothing. Unfortunately, the world does not give us inner peace. Jesus Christ says, ‘I give you peace, not like the world gives to you. Therefore, our peace rests with God, for He is the God of peace. Further to that, the Bible says, “God keeps him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on God because he trusts in the Lord” (Isaiah 26:3)

We need inner peace to live a harmonious and prosperous life. By inner peace, I mean communion with God through the Holy Spirit, in such a way that we can put a check on our emotions, thereby letting go of anger, worry, and fear. However, doing all that is a difficult process. How then do we attain inner peace? Check out the four ways below:

1. Focus on the eternal. It’s hard to feel at peace when you’re focused only on short-term worries – Romans 8:6.

2. Let go of what you can’t control. When something outside your control takes away your peace, it’s tempting to feel hopeless or angry. – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

3. Forgive others to set yourself free from anger and resentment. – Ephesians 4:31-32

4. Repent and rely on Christ the Prince of Peace. – 2 Chronicles 30:9b, Isaiah 9

PRAYER

Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, please grant me peace of mind and calm my troubled heart. Father, silence the raging sea in my life and give me peace. AMEN

FURTHER READING: Philippians 4:6-7; 2 Thessalonians 3:16; 1 Peter 3:10-11; Isaiah 53:5

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.