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Day Four: Peace

Many people know of the international peace sign- either holding up two fingers or the circle that has one line down the middle and two lines coming off of each side towards the bottom. But this is what I call "worldly peace". This is not the same as the peace that comes from knowing Christ. Worldly peace is often associated with peace amongst countries, or physical situations. But, we need peace for so much more. Many people feel like they do not have peace because of the emotional or spiritual struggles they are going through. We can have peace that comes from the Lord, instead. This peace, which passes all understanding (Philippians 4:7), is eternal peace. We can trust that the peace we get from the Lord will last, no matter what we are going through-just like joy. 

So, we should share this peace with others. Sadly, we cannot literally give away a piece of our peace. But, we can show others where we got ours, and tell them that they can feel at peace with the Lord as well if they believe. I believe that all of these parts of the Fruit of the Spirit are tools we can use to witness to others. When people see us having absolute joy even when our days are not the best, they can question how we got it. It is like a built-in tool to get people thinking and give us opportunities to share about our heavenly Father. 
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