Daily writing prompt

What’s the one luxury you can’t live without?

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The luxury of inner peace
Will make your anxiety cease.
It’s an extravagant gift
That will give you
A life changing lift.
Don’t let fear
And worry sift
Joy from your life.
Ask Jesus
The Prince of Peace
For His gift
Of inner peace.

Shake off sad endings
And move on
Following God’s Spirit
To new beginnings.

In the Bible (Acts 18:1-6), Paul reasoned with people and tried to persuade them to change their world view. He testified to the reality, presence, and authority of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Creator who became a man. But when people began to abuse him, Paul shook off his clothes in protest and moved on to find people who were willing to listen with an open heart.

Don’t be deterred from humbly loving and obeying the living Jesus with passion and persistence. Sure, some people will respond to your enthusiasm with abuse. (Remember that Jesus said, “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.”) “Bless those who curse you,” and move on. Keep talking to Jesus and talking about Him and the Holy Spirit will lead you to other people who will open their heart as you reason and share your testimony with them. Then you and they will see live demonstrations of the risen Jesus working in and through you and right in front of your eyes.

Repentance is a key to opening your heart to God’s gift of inner peace. To repent is to do more than to apologize and say you’re sorry. It is to sincerely and humbly ask for forgiveness and to do everything you can to make things right with the person you have wronged and with God. It is to change your thinking and behavior so that you don’t repeat the same offense again. To repent is to shift from relying on human pride and to begin to fully rely on the risen Jesus.