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Encouragement for your daily walk with God
When storms blow across the surface of a body of water, fish know where to go — deep below the surface. That’s right, while winds and waves ravish the surface, there is complete peace below. Christ followers can learn a lot from fish.
If your relationship with God is a shallow experience, you will find yourself tossed about by the waves of circumstances. Christ followers have learned that from the pen of James, our Lord’s brother. He describes such a person as “double-minded” and unstable. Literally it says, “double-souled.” When the storms of life come, as they inevitably will, he cannot exercise faith because he hasn’t gone deep in the Lord.
Take time to seek a deep relationship with God through Christ Jesus who is our Sar Shalom — our Prince of Peace. In Him there is a peace that passes understanding in the storms of life. A shallow (double-souled) Christ follower hasn’t yet found that place because he hasn’t made the effort to go deeper.
If you find yourself distressed, worried, and tossed about when difficulties come, the best answer is to go deeper in Christ. As the Good Shepherd, He will “lead you beside still waters” and fill you with His shalom that passes understanding.
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
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