My blog today is about 1 Peter 3:10-11. I have been reading a daily devotions book by +Joyce Meyer entitled "Trusting God day by day " in today's devotional it is speaking about the "Four Principles for Successfully Daily Living" it hit home with me so I though I share what it said with you and some thoughts of my own. She breaks down the four principles as follows:
1. Keep your tongue free from evil.
God's Word states clearly, the power of life and death is in the mouth. We can bring blessing or misery into our lives with our words. When we speak rashly we often get into arguments, so choose your words carefully.
Wow this one is a tough one for me. I have a habit of speaking what I feel in that moment. She is right most times it can bring misery and lead to an argument. Our words or so important. You never know who is listening to what you say. I work in an office were people just don't think what they say or do matters. They treat people rudely and have no respect for others. Just yesterday I found out that some ladies were mistreating someone I have respect for and that I am honor to call my friend. She is one of the sweetest ladies I have ever met and she is a women of God. So even though these other ladies or treating her disrespectfully she would never say anything to them. It's not her nature. I was surprised when I found out who one of the ladies were, because she calls herself a Christian and does speak about others in the office and how they have no Christian values. I believe this person needs to look hard in the mirror. We need as Christian's specially to watch what we say and how we say and treat others. People who aren't Christian's are watching us and we need to lead by example.
2. Turn away from wickedness.
We most take action to remove ourselves from wickedness or from a wicked environment. The action we must take could mean altering our friendships; it could even mean loneliness for a period of time. But you can always trust God to be with you.
This is something I am trying to do in my life. I am pulling away from friendships that I know in my heart are not true. From people who say one thing but their actions show their true colors, that is a big red flag for me to say let this one go. It not important any longer for me as it was when in high school or college to be popular or be in the main crowd. What is important to me in life now is to be walking and not just talking the talking.
3. Do Right.
The decision to do right must follow the decision to stop doing wrong. Both are definite choices. Repentance is twofold; it requires turning away from sin and turning to righteousness.
This one too is one that I really have to watch myself with. Righteousness, we all want it, but it is a hard one to truly obtain. We have to again watch what we say and do. Don't follow the crowd. We most be the ones to stand up and lead by example, to say that is what someone is doing is wrong and we want no part of it. This would include office gossip. Don't be a part of the office gossip, just walk away from it or don't put your two cents in. Office gossip is big where I work. To have been apart of it and am so trying to learn to keep my mouth shut and not get into the conversations with everyone. But we do have some evil people working there and it is so hard to not say anything. Pray for me on this one my friends.
4. Search for peace.
Notice that we must search for it, pursue it and go after it. We cannot merely desire peace without any accompanying action, we must desire peace with action. We need to search for peace in our relationships with God and with others.
Peace is something we all desire and she is right the only true peace we can have is in our relationships with others and most of all our relationship with God. Do you spend anytime at all building on your relationship with the Lord. This is one that I have really been working on this year. I have really put my mind to wanting and to needing to really know him. I spend time with him every morning in my daily devotions and I talk with him all the time through out the day. So I encourage you to think on these four principles and see are you walking them out. If not then start with one and the so on and so on. Like Joyce says then will you have true "Peace".
Until the next "Life Moments" have a blessed day.
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