Mind of Christ: Ep 4: Peace Be Still: Carrying Calm Through the Storm

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Welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast with your host,

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Connie Morris, where healing has a voice and truth is no longer silent.

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Father God, like Jabez, we cry out that thou would bless us indeed.

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Bless every woman listening beyond trauma, beyond limits, beyond what she thought

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was possible. Enlarge her territory.

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Expand her purpose. Let your hand be upon this moment.

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Saturate every word with oil and truth. break cycles, cancel every curse sent

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to silence her. This isn't just a podcast.

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This is holy ground. In Jesus' name, amen.

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Hello, and welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast.

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I'm your host, Connie Morris, and we're continuing our Faith on the Go series. Today's title is Peace.

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You know that faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of God,

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and so that's why this space was created.

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It's for your quiet moments, your work days, your commutes, and those in-between

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places where your spirit needs to be refilled.

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Faith on the Go is for the times when you're fighting battles,

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not yet won in the natural, but finished already in Christ, in the spiritual realm.

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It's for the ones who keep believing, keep pressing, keep walking,

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even when the road gets long.

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And let's not say narrow too. Remember, narrow is the way.

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So wherever you are today, settle in and let the word of God strengthen your

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faith as you are on earth.

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Day four, a mind of peace, calm in the storm.

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The key scriptures today is found in Matthew 4, verses 39 through 40.

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And it reads, he got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, peace be still.

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Then the wind died down and it was completely stormed.

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Seeing through Jesus' eyes, Peace was never something Jesus had to reach for.

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It was something that he carried.

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When others were overwhelmed, he was anchored. When fear filled the air,

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his spirit stayed still.

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One night while crossing the Sea of Galilee, a violent storm rose suddenly.

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The waves crashed over the boat, seasoned fishermen panicked.

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But where was Jesus? As chaos screamed, he slept. Mark 4, 38.

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Imagine it, water soaking his clothes, thunder shaking the skies,

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disciples shouting in terror, yet Jesus rested in the stern on a cushion.

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He wasn't ignoring the storm. He was demonstrating authority over it.

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When he woke, when they woke him crying, teacher, don't you care if we drown?

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He stood, spoke, and the storm bowed.

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Peace, be still. Three words turned chaos into calm.

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Then he asked them, ask them, why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith? Mark 440.

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Jesus was teaching them and us that peace isn't the absence of storm,

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it's the presence of trust.

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Biblical Commentary Jesus' peace flowed from his relationship with the Father.

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He knew who he was and whose he was. That's why anxiety couldn't find a home in his heart.

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He said, My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives.

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John 14, 27 The peace of Christ isn't fragile.

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It's not unshakable. It doesn't depend on perfect conditions,

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but on perfect confidence in God's sovereignty.

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When you carry the mind of Christ, you stop being controlled by external circumstances

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and start being governed by internal truth.

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When life feels unpredictable, your peace remains because your mind is anchored

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on him. Isaiah 26.3 tells us, you will keep yourself in perfect peace.

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Those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in you.

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Peace begins in your thought life. If your mind is scattered,

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your heart will be anxious.

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Your thoughts stay on God.

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Peace becomes your default setting. Ask yourself, what thoughts steal my mind the most?

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Have I learned to sleep through the storms like Jesus? Or do I panic at the first wave?

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How can I anchor my thoughts in God's promises rather than in my problems?

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Remember, the same Jesus who calmed the storm around the disciples now calms the storms within you.

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Let's walk it out like Jesus.

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Number one, pause before you panic. When anxiety rises, take a deep breath and

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whisper, peace, be still.

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Philippians 4, 6 through 7. Peace is not a feeling you chase. It's a person you trust.

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Jesus is that peace. He lives on the inside of us.

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Have you tried it and you become anxious and you just sit quietly and you just say, peace, be still.

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First time your ears aren't hearing you, right? You know, everything still seemed to be shaken.

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But yet, if you sit there long enough and say that more than once or twice,

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sometimes you say it twice and then you just sit and let the earth hear it. Let your ears hear it.

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And then take a couple of deep breaths and allow that peace to just reside on the inside of you.

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Remember, it's a person. Speak peace into your surroundings.

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Jesus didn't think about peace. He declared it. Use your words to shift the atmosphere. Mark 4, 39.

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We talk about pause before the panic and now we're saying your words can shift the atmosphere.

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Number three, guide your mind. Choose what you allow in.

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When you meditate on, what you meditate on multiplies.

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Keep your focus on things pure, lovely, and praiseworthy.

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Philippians 4.8.

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Most of the things that really get attention is drama, people with their drama.

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I'm an HOA president. As long as everything is calm, no one comes to the meeting.

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But let a little bit of chaos erupt.

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And guess what? We got a packed room because people love drama.

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And so allow what you choose in. Do not allow drama in, you know, do not allow drama in.

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Number four, stay rooted in relationship, not routine.

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Jesus prayed often, not as a ritual, but as a way to connect.

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So remember, daily time with God renews your peace, Luke 5, 16. Trust the timing of God.

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Even delayed answers have purpose.

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Peace waits well because it knows God cannot fail.

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You know, I'm waiting on some things to come through. I keep checking and checking.

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That's not helping me, is it?

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It's not helping me. I need to stop it and trust in God's timing.

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When his timing is right, things just fall like dominoes.

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Whenever you try to rush it, It just seemed like a wall just goes up.

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More and more walls go up. And so remember, trust in God's timing.

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Here, pause before you panic. Speak peace into your surroundings. Guard your heart.

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Sorry, guard your mind, but also guard your heart and stay rooted in relationship,

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not routine, and trust the timing of God.

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The reason I say that it starts out with a routine, because once you get into

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God's presence on a regular, you make it a regular. It becomes a relationship.

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So I just want to say that. Let's pray.

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Father, thank you for being my peace when the world feels uncertain.

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When storms rise, teach me to stay still in you.

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Calm my anxious thoughts and quiet my restless heart. Let your peace rule in

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my mind like an anchor that cannot be moved.

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Remind me that no storm lasts forever, but the word of God does. In Jesus' name, amen.

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I decree I have the mind of Christ. I walk in perfect peace because my mind is fixed on God's.

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I speak peace into chaos, calm into confusion, and faith into fear.

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Nor storm can shake the peace of Christ within me. Just think about this.

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It's a reflection question.

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When life feels stormy, what does peace be still look like for you today?

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In your thoughts, in your words, and in your reaction.

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It's an opportunity to understand, to put this. These reflections allow you

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to put the word to action right away.

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What does it look like? Is there something you need to say out your mouth?

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Peace be still. Peace be still. Calm my anxious thoughts.

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Calm my anxious mind. And just sit and breathe and watch God do what he does best.

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Remember, he is peace. He is peace. You have been listening to Faith on the

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Go with your host, Connie Morris, from the Diary of a Black Woman podcast.

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I pray this word has energized your faith and reminded you of God's promise.

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His word will not return void. It will accomplish what it pleases and should

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prosper in the thing for which it was sent.

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So as this time that you're having in this meditation, in this podcast,

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where if you put some application to it, this is not a waste of time.

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This is an opportunity to bring God's words to pass in your life.

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And this one, Philippians 1.6, I love this scripture.

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It says, he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

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Just remember, God will finish what he has started.

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You just need to keep believing, keep walking, and keep trusting.

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And I'll see you on the next episode.

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Thank you for listening to this episode. And before we close out,

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I want to speak a word of promise over you from Jeremiah 29, 11 through 14.

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Father God, you declared, I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper

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you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

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So today we receive that truth.

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You said when we call on you, you will listen. So we pray.

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You said that when we seek you with our hearts, you will be found. So we pursue.

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You said you will restore us from captivity. So we declare freedom over every

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place where our listeners feel stuck, silenced, or small.

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Thank you for always drawing near when we show up in faith. In Jesus' name, amen.