Where Can I Turn for Peace?

I found this while reading today and loved it.


“Indifference to the Savior or failure to keep the commandments of God brings about insecurity, inner turmoil, and contention. These are the opposite of peace. Peace can come to an individual only by an unconditional surrender—surrender to him who is the Prince of Peace, who has power to confer peace. One may live in beautiful and peaceful surroundings but, because of inner dissension and discord, be in a state of constant turmoil. On the other hand, one may be in the midst of utter destruction and the bloodshed of war and yet have the serenity of unspeakable peace. If we look to man and the ways of the world, we will find turmoil and confusion. If we will but turn to God, we will find peace for the restless soul.”  - Howard W. Hunter

I love the Lord. His is SO GOOD! We hold ourselves back. He stands there waiting for us to seek,  ask, and knock.  I have learned more lately about seeking,a sking and knocking. I need to put it into practice more than I do...

Gratitude

I am so grateful for the Lord's patience with me. I need to be be patient and learn to wait on His timing.
I also want to more often express the gratitude I feel for all He blesses me with.

I read this thought a while back -"What if when you woke up in the morning all you had was what you had thanked the Lord for the night before?"

I felt like I had been hit in the stomach when I read this. I need to pray more prayers of gratitude.

"but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."  - Phillipians 4:6

I need to emphazize the thanksgiving part. I am grateful. I like to hear my children say "thank you". I'm sure he likes to hear it too!

I am grateful for all that I have!!! Especially the spiritual blessings. Temporal blessings are great but I do not know where I would be with out the spiritual blessings.

Let's try this again...

Has it really been almost four years since I tried to start this? I thought it was two - maybe three.
I have missed so many opportunities to share the blessings and teachings I have received from the Lord these past four years.

Here is to a fresh start! And that is what I am grateful for today. New beginnings.

I just had one of those cool moments when I am looking for a scripture verse and turn to what I thought I was looking for and it was just what I need to hear and then I realized it was the wrong verse (if you can say that...) and then I turn to the one I am looking for and it just adds to the first. I love tender mercies from the Lord.

1st verse - (the one I was looking for...): Yea, He saith: Come unto Me and ye shall partake of the fruit of the tree of life; yea, ye shall eat and drink of the bread and the waters of life freely;

2nd verse - Yea, for this cause I have said: Stop, and stand still until I command thee, and I will provide means whereby thou mayest accomplish the thing which I have commanded thee.

I love the peace I feel when I read these verses.