Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time,
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardship as a pathway to peace;
taking, as Jesus did,
this sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it;
trusting that You will make all things right
if I surrender to Your will;
so that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with You forever in the next.
Amen.
Reinhold Niebuhr
Serenity is a noun, it is not a verb. Serenity is the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled. Serenity, the peace that passes all understanding, the ability to be at peace no matter what is happening in the world or what is going on in your life cannot be achieved through your will or “self-help” , but only by surrendering your will to Jesus and receiving His help.
God’s Word and Jesus himself speaks into the availability of serenity and complete peace in this world.
“Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God. And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6)
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed…” (John 14:27)
“I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage - I have conquered the world.” (John 16::33)
Simply put:
No Jesus = No peace
Know Jesus = Know peace
My family, I pray you surrender your will over to Jesus, and put your complete trust in Him, so that “the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus”, in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you my friends!
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