Philippians 4:7
and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
I have put a little more though into this verse and how it can apply to the potential problems we are faced with. There is a lot of conspiracy theories out there that as the Last Days are upon us---- that the Government will want to plant chips in us to exert control over our minds. The conspiracy theories even go so far as to envision this one World Government arising and having it’s control over the masses of people.
That the verse above is really a Promise from God---that our hearts and minds will always be guarded as long as we keep our eyes on Christ. Nothing will be able to take away that Christ is guarding our heart and minds.
For me----I have realized that as I get older [just shy of 69 years of age] and definitely more in tune with Christ, I find I have a very low tolerance to pain-killer prescription drugs as another example of desiring something that the world offers to bring us this false peace. [John 14:27] That I have had a few accidents and operations in my life, to where the pain could be considered excruciating. One operation to repair a shattered femur in my leg, which I had 20 years ago—I could feel no effect from a morphine drip they had put me on immediately after that operation. In recovery, I eventually asked the nurse to take away that morphine drip and I just took Ibuprofen tablets to handle my pain thereafter.
Other than a small pill to control my control my slightly higher blood pressure, I am virtually drug free. I realize that something could happen to where the pain could be even more severe but as I ponder on this verse, Christ has helped me to control what I ingest far better, and I realize from the Promise above that He will always be there.
I have a history of heavy drinking. Mostly beer was my “drug of choice” for many years. As I look back, my drinking has slowly gone down to where I completely stopped 2 years ago. I no longer like the way alcohol stimulated me in the past as, I really lost Christ’s control over my heart and mind. Distant memories of being drunk or “tipsy” from the alcohol I ingested for many years until I started on my Journey to Believe strongly in Christ.
I know like me before, there are many who have bruised consciences or suffering from issues in their pasts, which are causes to turn to drugs or alcohol. That as I remember where I was for many years, I can better understand their problems with compassion.
The Peace of God is such a wonderful existence to find. You give control over your life to God and you realize that nothing can take that away. It is especially needed now as all the signs point to the fact that the lives of all of us are changed because of the Covid-19 pandemic
and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
I have put a little more though into this verse and how it can apply to the potential problems we are faced with. There is a lot of conspiracy theories out there that as the Last Days are upon us---- that the Government will want to plant chips in us to exert control over our minds. The conspiracy theories even go so far as to envision this one World Government arising and having it’s control over the masses of people.
That the verse above is really a Promise from God---that our hearts and minds will always be guarded as long as we keep our eyes on Christ. Nothing will be able to take away that Christ is guarding our heart and minds.
For me----I have realized that as I get older [just shy of 69 years of age] and definitely more in tune with Christ, I find I have a very low tolerance to pain-killer prescription drugs as another example of desiring something that the world offers to bring us this false peace. [John 14:27] That I have had a few accidents and operations in my life, to where the pain could be considered excruciating. One operation to repair a shattered femur in my leg, which I had 20 years ago—I could feel no effect from a morphine drip they had put me on immediately after that operation. In recovery, I eventually asked the nurse to take away that morphine drip and I just took Ibuprofen tablets to handle my pain thereafter.
Other than a small pill to control my control my slightly higher blood pressure, I am virtually drug free. I realize that something could happen to where the pain could be even more severe but as I ponder on this verse, Christ has helped me to control what I ingest far better, and I realize from the Promise above that He will always be there.
I have a history of heavy drinking. Mostly beer was my “drug of choice” for many years. As I look back, my drinking has slowly gone down to where I completely stopped 2 years ago. I no longer like the way alcohol stimulated me in the past as, I really lost Christ’s control over my heart and mind. Distant memories of being drunk or “tipsy” from the alcohol I ingested for many years until I started on my Journey to Believe strongly in Christ.
I know like me before, there are many who have bruised consciences or suffering from issues in their pasts, which are causes to turn to drugs or alcohol. That as I remember where I was for many years, I can better understand their problems with compassion.
The Peace of God is such a wonderful existence to find. You give control over your life to God and you realize that nothing can take that away. It is especially needed now as all the signs point to the fact that the lives of all of us are changed because of the Covid-19 pandemic
