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

0:12 Welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast with your host, Connie Morris, where healing has a voice and truth is no longer silent. Father God, like Jabez, we cry out that thou would bless us indeed. Bless every woman listening beyond trauma, beyond limits, beyond what she thought was possible. Enlarge her territory. Expand her purpose. Let your hand be upon this moment. Saturate every word with oil and truth. break cycles, cancel every curse sent to silence her. This isn't just a podcast. This is holy ground. In Jesus' name, amen.

0:53 Hello, and welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast. I'm your host, Connie Morris, and we're continuing our Faith on the Go series. Today's title is Peace. You know that faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of God, and so that's why this space was created. It's for your quiet moments, your work days, your commutes, and those in-between places where your spirit needs to be refilled. Faith on the Go is for the times when you're fighting battles, not yet won in the natural, but finished already in Christ, in the spiritual realm. It's for the ones who keep believing, keep pressing, keep walking, even when the road gets long.

1:37 And let's not say narrow too. Remember, narrow is the way. So wherever you are today, settle in and let the word of God strengthen your faith as you are on earth. Day four, a mind of peace, calm in the storm. The key scriptures today is found in Matthew 4, verses 39 through 40. And it reads, he got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, peace be still. Then the wind died down and it was completely stormed. Seeing through Jesus' eyes, Peace was never something Jesus had to reach for.

2:18 It was something that he carried. When others were overwhelmed, he was anchored. When fear filled the air, his spirit stayed still. One night while crossing the Sea of Galilee, a violent storm rose suddenly. The waves crashed over the boat, seasoned fishermen panicked. But where was Jesus? As chaos screamed, he slept. Mark 4, 38. Imagine it, water soaking his clothes, thunder shaking the skies, disciples shouting in terror, yet Jesus rested in the stern on a cushion. He wasn't ignoring the storm. He was demonstrating authority over it.

2:59 When he woke, when they woke him crying, teacher, don't you care if we drown? He stood, spoke, and the storm bowed. Peace, be still. Three words turned chaos into calm. Then he asked them, ask them, why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith? Mark 440. Jesus was teaching them and us that peace isn't the absence of storm, it's the presence of trust. Biblical Commentary Jesus' peace flowed from his relationship with the Father. He knew who he was and whose he was. That's why anxiety couldn't find a home in his heart.

3:44 He said, My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. John 14, 27 The peace of Christ isn't fragile. It's not unshakable. It doesn't depend on perfect conditions, but on perfect confidence in God's sovereignty. When you carry the mind of Christ, you stop being controlled by external circumstances and start being governed by internal truth. When life feels unpredictable, your peace remains because your mind is anchored on him. Isaiah 26.3 tells us, you will keep yourself in perfect peace. Those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in you.

4:29 Peace begins in your thought life. If your mind is scattered, your heart will be anxious. Your thoughts stay on God. Peace becomes your default setting. Ask yourself, what thoughts steal my mind the most? Have I learned to sleep through the storms like Jesus? Or do I panic at the first wave? How can I anchor my thoughts in God's promises rather than in my problems? Remember, the same Jesus who calmed the storm around the disciples now calms the storms within you. Let's walk it out like Jesus. Number one, pause before you panic. When anxiety rises, take a deep breath and whisper, peace, be still.

5:17 Philippians 4, 6 through 7. Peace is not a feeling you chase. It's a person you trust. Jesus is that peace. He lives on the inside of us. Have you tried it and you become anxious and you just sit quietly and you just say, peace, be still. First time your ears aren't hearing you, right? You know, everything still seemed to be shaken. But yet, if you sit there long enough and say that more than once or twice, sometimes you say it twice and then you just sit and let the earth hear it. Let your ears hear it. And then take a couple of deep breaths and allow that peace to just reside on the inside of you.

5:59 Remember, it's a person. Speak peace into your surroundings. Jesus didn't think about peace. He declared it. Use your words to shift the atmosphere. Mark 4, 39. We talk about pause before the panic and now we're saying your words can shift the atmosphere. Number three, guide your mind. Choose what you allow in. When you meditate on, what you meditate on multiplies. Keep your focus on things pure, lovely, and praiseworthy. Philippians 4.8. Most of the things that really get attention is drama, people with their drama.

6:39 I'm an HOA president. As long as everything is calm, no one comes to the meeting. But let a little bit of chaos erupt. And guess what? We got a packed room because people love drama. And so allow what you choose in. Do not allow drama in, you know, do not allow drama in. Number four, stay rooted in relationship, not routine. Jesus prayed often, not as a ritual, but as a way to connect. So remember, daily time with God renews your peace, Luke 5, 16. Trust the timing of God. Even delayed answers have purpose.

7:20 Peace waits well because it knows God cannot fail. You know, I'm waiting on some things to come through. I keep checking and checking. That's not helping me, is it? It's not helping me. I need to stop it and trust in God's timing. When his timing is right, things just fall like dominoes. Whenever you try to rush it, It just seemed like a wall just goes up. More and more walls go up. And so remember, trust in God's timing. Here, pause before you panic. Speak peace into your surroundings. Guard your heart. Sorry, guard your mind, but also guard your heart and stay rooted in relationship, not routine, and trust the timing of God. The reason I say that it starts out with a routine, because once you get into God's presence on a regular, you make it a regular. It becomes a relationship.

8:09 So I just want to say that. Let's pray. Father, thank you for being my peace when the world feels uncertain. When storms rise, teach me to stay still in you. Calm my anxious thoughts and quiet my restless heart. Let your peace rule in my mind like an anchor that cannot be moved. Remind me that no storm lasts forever, but the word of God does. In Jesus' name, amen. I decree I have the mind of Christ. I walk in perfect peace because my mind is fixed on God's. I speak peace into chaos, calm into confusion, and faith into fear.

8:49 Nor storm can shake the peace of Christ within me. Just think about this. It's a reflection question. When life feels stormy, what does peace be still look like for you today? In your thoughts, in your words, and in your reaction. It's an opportunity to understand, to put this. These reflections allow you to put the word to action right away. What does it look like? Is there something you need to say out your mouth? Peace be still. Peace be still. Calm my anxious thoughts. Calm my anxious mind. And just sit and breathe and watch God do what he does best. Remember, he is peace. He is peace. You have been listening to Faith on the Go with your host, Connie Morris, from the Diary of a Black Woman podcast.

9:32 I pray this word has energized your faith and reminded you of God's promise. His word will not return void. It will accomplish what it pleases and should prosper in the thing for which it was sent. So as this time that you're having in this meditation, in this podcast, where if you put some application to it, this is not a waste of time. This is an opportunity to bring God's words to pass in your life. And this one, Philippians 1.6, I love this scripture. It says, he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

10:14 Just remember, God will finish what he has started. You just need to keep believing, keep walking, and keep trusting. And I'll see you on the next episode. Thank you for listening to this episode. And before we close out, I want to speak a word of promise over you from Jeremiah 29, 11 through 14. Father God, you declared, I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. So today we receive that truth. You said when we call on you, you will listen. So we pray. You said that when we seek you with our hearts, you will be found. So we pursue.

10:58 You said you will restore us from captivity. So we declare freedom over every place where our listeners feel stuck, silenced, or small. Thank you for always drawing near when we show up in faith. In Jesus' name, amen.