Sunday, April 30

shared what i wanted to share with my cell grp today...having able to draw the stength and courage from the Holy Spirit and release the inner struggle, i'm found a new inner peace in my heart today as i prepare myself for a new level of commitment ahead....the peace and comfort which i've nv felt before....

35That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side." 36Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?"

39He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

40He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

41They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!"

-Mark 4:35-41

even in times of adversity, Jesus remained calm...He has peace in His heart, a peace that not even the darkest storm can erase...and He has this peace because he has complete trust and obedience in the plans for Him...there is no fear or worries simply because there is total dependence in God for His plans....

I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for you alone, O LORD,
make me dwell in safety.
-Psalms 4:8

David has proven that true security is when is experienced not because of the absence of adversities, but because the presence of the Lord is with him....its easy to feel peaceful when everything is going on well in your life, but the real challenge comes when disasters occur...

Many of us seek for this calming presence of the Lord...the Lord is lk our Shephard whose lullaby allow us to sleep in peace even in the darkest of nights....how wonderful it is to hear His voice during this period of times, bringing our anxious hearts into the ultimate safety of God's comfort....and its only possible when we comtinue to have this living and growing relationship with our Lord...to have complete dependence and surrender totally to His plans for us....when we continue to seek for His guidance in our lives, you'll be surprised at how He has allowed u to have peaceful nights, even during times when you are facing difficulties....

I pray for all brothers and sisters all there peaceful nights in every day of theirs lives that they walk with the Lord...

jel; 8:10 pm