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The Power of Peace 60 Day Journal by Dennis & Dr. Jennifer Clark

Full Stature Ministries Dennis and Dr. Jennifer Clark Fort Mill, South Carolina www.forgive123.com www.kingdomlifechurch.us

Copyright © 2011 by Dennis & Dr. Jennifer Clark

The Power of Peace 60 Day Journal by Dennis & Dr. Jennifer Clark Printed in the United States of America

All rights reserved solely by the author. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the author. Unless otherwise indicated, Bible quotations are taken from The New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. The Amplified Bible (AMP). Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission............................................... The Contemporary English Version © (CEV) Copyright 1995 American Bible Society. 1865 Broadway, New York, NY 10023. Used by permission. The New American Standard Bible® (NASB). Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)..................................................................... Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New Iinternational Reader's Version ®. Copyright © 1996, 1998 Biblica. All rights reserved throughout the world. Used by permission of Biblica............................................................................... The Holy Bible, New Living Translation (NLT). Copyright © 1996 by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Used by permission........................................................... The Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. www.zondervan.com. The Message (MSG). Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by NavPress. Used by permission. www.navpress.com........................................ The Power New Testament (PNT). Copyright © 2003 by Shalom Ministries. Used by permission.

Table of Contents

 INTRODUCTION The Covenant of Peace....1

SECTION I Peace Governs....23 SECTION II Peace Guides....45 SECTION III Peace Goes & Gathers....67 SECTION IV Peace Guards....89 SECTION V Peace Grounds....111 APPENDIX Basic God Tools....145

SHALOM The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them. Numbers 6:24-27

Introduction The Covenant of Peace

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Simple Prayer Set aside a devoted time of prayer with your Lord, the Prince of Peace, each day. Get in an attitude of prayer and silently focus on Christ within, in your heart. 1.

HONOR: Start by presenting yourself to the Lord in humility and adoration as His servant. Honor God as a real person who is right there with you, not far away. Yield to His presence and desire God's will, His mind, and His emotions (the fruit of the spirit).

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AWARENESS (Listen, feel, see): As you sense the presence of God, pay attention to the atmosphere. What facet of His character and nature is the Lord revealing to you. Love, comfort, peace, refreshing, holy anticipation? What words come to mind that describe the atmosphere? Pay attention to scriptures or pictures that corroborate what you feel. Don't just think about it, but receive, absorb, drink in. Allow it to be written on your heart. Later, act on it by writing it down, cherishing it, speaking of it, and living it!

3. TIME: How long should you spend in prayer? Enough time for your flesh to become still in the presence of God. How can you tell? Your thoughts will cease to wander, you will feel peace, and you will lose the urge to go do something other than pray. (Psalm 131:2; Isaiah 40:31). 4. FIVE LOVING FUNCTIONS: Your human spirit cooperates with God in these ways: a. Forgiving b. Loving intercession c. Releasing (people and circumstances) [T]hey are God's servants, not yours. They belong to Him not to you. Let Him tell them whether they are right or wrong. And God is able to make them do as they should (Romans 14:4 LB).

d. Resisting Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you (James 4:7).

e. Receiving (drinking in, absorbing, feeding on the Word of God and His presence)

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How to Use the Daily Rule of Peace Chart The Five-Fold Ministry of Peace The peace of God ministers in five arenas of life. On your Daily Rule of Peace Chart, assess your progress over the next sixty days. Don't expect perfection, but rejoice in improvement. Whenever you lose your peace, forgiveness (or release) will restore it. If you really blow it, receive forgiveness, and start practicing peace again. Forgiveness removes anything momentarily interrupting a sense of the presence of God and awareness of His peace. For He Himself is our peace (Ephesians 2:14). 1.

Peace Governs When Jesus is ruling, or governing, your life, you always feel peace in your heart. When you have peace, you have the assurance that God is in control of your life. If you lose your peace, forgive (or release it to God if it's a circumstance) and you will instantly feel peace again. Let the peace of God RULE (Colossians 3:15).

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Peace Guides Before you make any decision, first be sure you are neutral so you are able to hear from God. Begin by releasing preferences or opinions into the hands of God. When you are neutral, inquire in silent prayer. Next, present the choices one at a time to the Lord. You will sense an increased anointing on God's choice. If you don't sense the presence of God on any option, wait. The timing may be wrong, or God may have another plan He has yet to reveal. Never go ahead with something if you lose your peace. Let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) (Colossians 3:15 AMP).

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Peace Goes & Gathers ................................... Peace is like a magnetic force that attracts people to the presence of God. When you have supernatural peace, you are

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a force for good in the world, and unity in the church. Have you been a magnetic force, or have you pushed people away from God?

How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace (Romans 10:15). .............................. [K]eep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace (Ephesians 4:3). 4.

Peace Guards When you have peace, you are fully under God's control. In Luke 4, Jesus walked through the crowd who wanted to push Him off a cliff because He was fully submitted to Father God. When you stay in peace, you don't need to put up walls, be stressed, have negative emotions, and you can respond out of peace rather than react. Peace is powerful protection! The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds (Philippians 4:3). You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind [creative imagination] is stayed on You (Isaiah 26:3). The God of peace will crush Satan under your feet (Romans 16:20).

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Peace Grounds Practice makes...permanent. The more you practice, the better you will become at maintaining peace as a lifestyle. Peace will keep you grounded in a life submitted to God. Peace will become a sure foundation for your Christian life. Remember, every baby step of obedience builds spiritual strength! The kingdom of God is . . . righteousness, peace and joy (Romans 14:17). ............................................................... I've told you all this so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I've conquered the world [deprived it of its ability to harm you] (John 16:33 MSG). ................. But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil (Hebrews 5:14).

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Day One Shalom The Power New Testament, translated by William Morford, renders John 14:27 as this: I am leaving PEACE with you, I give My PEACE to you: I am giving to you, not just as the world would give. Your heart must not ever trouble you and it must stop being timid (John 14:27 PNT). Morford's definition of shalom is: everything is complete, there is ample provision, no conflict, Divine Health, every relationship is in order, there is no injustice, and no pain. PEACE: The Hebrew for "peace" is SHALOM, Strong's 7965, which includes completeness, wholeness, peace, health and healing, welfare, safety, salvation, deliverance, soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony (unity), absence of agitation or discord, total well-being (all things intact, nothing missing), and friendship.

Commitment Statement I will begin to practice The Power of Peace on this date, ___________________. I make a personal commitment to practice the peace of God on a daily basis........ SIGNED: _____________________________________ ..................... DAILY RULE OF PEACE CHART: Use the daily chart to evaluate the rule of peace in your life and maintain personal accountability........................................................... NOTE: Any overreaction means that there is a root. Pray through the underlying issue as well as dealing with the loss of peace through release or forgiveness.......................................

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Day Two Covenant of Peace "The mountains might shake. The hills might be removed. But my faithful love for you will never be shaken. And my covenant that promises peace to you will never be broken," says the Lord. He shows you his loving concern. "Suffering city, you have been beaten by storms. You have not been comforted. I will rebuild you with turquoise stones. I will rebuild your foundations with sapphires" (Isaiah 54:1011 NIRV).

Make being with God a daily priority. If you want to stay connected to His peace during the day, start connected by encountering God spirit-to-spirit in a daily time of prayer. Start connected to stay connected..God's covenant of peace with you is always available, but you must appropriate it to enjoy it. Allow God to build peace into the foundation of your life! Keep a written record of revelations and scriptures about peace: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ If you notice any overreactions pray through the root. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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Day Three Covenant for Peacemakers Phinehas has turned back My wrath from the children of Israel because he was zealous with My zeal among them, so that I did not consume the children of Israel in My zeal. Therefore say, "Behold, I give to him (Phinehas son of Eleazar) My covenant of peace; and it shall be to him and his descendents after him a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel" (Numbers 25:11-13 NIV1984). Phinehas was the first person who received a covenant of peace in the Bible because he was a peacemaker. He was zealous for the honor of God. Father Abraham is often called the "Father of Faith" because he trusted God to raise his son Isaac from the dead "and it was accounted to him for righteousness" (Galatians 3:6). Abraham was given an everlasting covenant. Phinehas has been called the "Father of Peace" because he made peace through dealing righteously. As a result, Phinehas was given an everlasting covenant of peace. Peacemakers become partakers of an everlasting covenant.

Revelations and scriptures: _____________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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Day Four Increase of Peace Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end . . . The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this (Isaiah 9:7).

Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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Day Five The God of Peace Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever (Hebrews 13:20-21).

The God of peace is the God who sanctifies. Hebrews 13:20-21 tells us that the God of peace who perfected the finished work of Christ also desires to complete His work in us. Peace means "no separation." The work of sanctification, through the same power that raised Christ from the dead, raises us from the death of separation from God into a life of peace with God. Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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Day Six The Shepherd of Peace The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; He leads me beside peaceful streams (Psalm 23:1-2 NLT).

The Lord first leads His sheep into a place of rest and peace. Psalm 23 combines absolute authority of a Lord who governs with the tender care of a Shepherd who loves, provides, leads, and protects. Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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Day Seven The Safety of Peace [The covenant of peace] I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely (Ezekiel 34:25).

God's covenant of peace is always available for those who choose to trust in Him. One definition for "trust" in Hebrew is "to make someone your refuge." All you must do to enter into the rest, safety, and security of the covenant of peace is to trust God and receive His promise. When God is your refuge nothing can harm you. You dwell in peace and safety. Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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Day Eight The Blessing of Peace [The covenant of peace] I will make them and the places all around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing[of good insured by God's favor] (Ezekiel 34:26 AMP).

Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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Day Nine The Fruit of Peace But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law (Galatians 5:22-23). [The covenant of peace] Then the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase (Ezekiel 34:27).

Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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Day Ten The Deliverance of Peace Now the Angel of the LORD came . . . while...Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites. And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, “The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!” Now Gideon perceived that He was the Angel of the LORD. So Gideon said, "Alas, O Lord GOD! For I have seen the Angel of the LORD face to face." The Lord said to him, Peace be with you, do not fear; you shall not die. Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it, The Lord is Peace [Jehovah-Shalom] (Judges 6:1-12, 23-24).

The Israelites were surrounded by enemies and needed deliverance. Gideon was cowering in fear and needed deliverance. Jehovah-Shalom, the God of peace, set Gideon free from timidity, transformed a victim into victor, and delivered a nation. Peace is power! Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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Section I Peace Governs

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Day Eleven God's Government of Peace For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this (Isaiah 9:6-7).

Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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Day Twelve The Rule of Peace And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ's] one body you were also called [to live] (Colossians 3:15 AMP).

Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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Day Thirteen The King of Peace For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated "king of righteousness," and then also king of Salem, meaning "king of peace" (Hebrews 7:1-2).

Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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Day Fourteen Kingdom of Peace For the kingdom of God is . . . righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17).

Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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Day Fifteen God's Rule Brings Perfect Peace In that day, everyone in the land of Judah will sing this song: Our city is strong! We are surrounded by the walls of God’s salvation. Open the gates to all who are righteous; allow the faithful to enter. You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock [Rock of Ages] (Isaiah 26:1-4 NLT).

Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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Day Sixteen Peacemakers are Blessed Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God (Matthew 5:9). God blesses those who work for peace (Romans 5:17 AMP).

Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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Day Seventeen Peace on Earth And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" Luke 2:14).

God sent His son Jesus into the world to bring the peace of heaven down to planet earth. Just as He was an ambassador of peace, we are likewise called to walk in peace, spread the glad tidings of peace and advance the peace of the kingdom of God on earth. Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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Day Eighteen The Word of Peace The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (Acts 10:36).


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Day Nineteen The Warfare of Peace Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. (Ephesians 6:13-15 NLT). And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly (Romans 16:20).

Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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Day Twenty Let Peace Govern Your Heart Let the peace of God rule [govern] . . . your hearts (Colossians 3:15).


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Section II Peace Guides

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Day Twenty One Peace Guides And you, my child, "Prophet of the Highest," will go ahead of the Master to prepare his ways, present the offer of salvation to his people, the forgiveness of their sins. Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God's Sunrise will break in upon us, shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, then showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace (Luke 1:76-79 MSG)..........................

Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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Day Twenty Two Wisdom and Peace [Wisdom] Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace (Proverbs 3:17).


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Day Twenty Three Seek Peace "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us" (Matthew 1:23). [Christ Our Peace] For He Himself is our peace (Ephesians 2:14).


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Day Twenty Four The Way of No Peace They . . . leave a trail of wrecked lives behind them. They know nothing about peace . . . They make tortuously twisted roads. No peace for the wretch who walks down those roads! (Isaiah 59:3 MSG).


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Day Twenty Five Wisdom and Peace If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God . . . and it will be given to him. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable (James 1:5, 3:17).


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Day Twenty Six Peace Reveals the Source For God is not the author [source, originator] of confusion but of peace (1 Corinthians 14:33).


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Day Twenty Seven Let Peace Decide Let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] (Colossians 3:15 AMP).


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Day Twenty Eight Let God Guide But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth) (John 16:13 AMP). Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it," whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left (Isaiah 30:21). To guide our feet into the way of peace (Luke 1:79).

Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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Day Twenty Nine The Lord Leads in Peace For you shall go out [from the spiritual exile caused by sin and evil into the homeland] with joy and be led forth [by your Leader, the Lord Himself, and His word] with peace (Isaiah 55:12 AMP).


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Day Thirty Wear the Shoes of Peace And having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace (Ephesians 6:15).


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Section III Peace Goes and Gathers

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Day Thirty One Go Tell the Way of Peace And the way of peace they have not known (Romans 3:17). And how shall they hear without a preacher? (Romans 10:14).


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Day Thirty Two Go to the Far and the Near "I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near," says the LORD, "And I will heal him." But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. "There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked" (Isaiah 57:19-21).


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Day Thirty Three Preach the Gospel of Peace to the Lost How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!” (Romans 10:14-15).


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Day Thirty Four Commissioned with Peace So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you" (John 20:21).


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Day Thirty Five Proclaim Peace to Zion—The Saved How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns!" (Isaiah 52:7).


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Day Thirty Six Minister Reconciliation Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation [peace through forgiveness], that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation(2 Corinthians 5:18-19).


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Day Thirty Seven Pursue Peace Pursue [with great diligence] peace with all people (Hebrews 12:14).


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Day Thirty Eight Preach Peace to the Saved The word which God sent to the children of Israel [house of believers], preaching peace through Jesus Christ (Acts 10:36).


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Day Thirty Nine Impart Peace But whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this house.' And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it (Luke 10:5).


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Day Forty Maintain Unity in the Bond of Peace Be eager and strive earnestly to guard and keep the harmony and oneness of [and produced by] the Spirit in the binding power [bond of] of peace (Ephesians 4:3).


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Day Forty One The God of Peace is with You The God of peace will be with you (Philippians 4:9).


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Day Forty Two Peace is Armor Be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides]. Therefore put on God's complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day [of danger], and, having done all [the crisis demands] to stand [firmly in your place]. . . having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firmfooted stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace (Ephesians 6:10, 13, 15 AMP).

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Day Forty Three Peace Guards Inside and Out Therefore, beloved . . . be diligent to be found by Him [the Lord Jesus Christ] in peace, spotless and blameless (2 Peter 3:14 NASB).

Diligence is the Greek verb spoudo which means zealousness, commitment, maximum effort, a driving desire, a passionate urge, sacrificing everything, and doing whatever it takes. Be diligent to stay in peace, the place of protection. Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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Day Forty Four Peace Guards Heart and Mind The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7).

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Day Forty Five Guarded by Perfect Peace You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You (Isaiah 26:3).


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Day Forty Six Peace is Safety and Security My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places (Isaiah 32:18 AMP).

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Day Forty Seven Peace Protects from Fear I am leaving peace with you, I give My peace to you: I am giving to you, not just as the world would give. Your heart must not ever trouble you and it must stop being timid (John 14:27 PNT).


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Day Forty Eight Peace Overcomes the World These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world [deprived it of power to harm you] (John 16:33).


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Day Forty Nine Peace Brings Deliverance I'll make a covenant of peace with them. I'll banish fierce animals from the country so the sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest. I'll make them and everything around my hill a blessing. I'll send down plenty of rain in season—showers of blessing! The trees in the orchards will bear fruit, the ground will produce, they'll feel content and safe on their land, and they'll realize that I am God when I break them out of their slavery and rescue them from their slave masters (Ezekiel 34:25-27 MSG).

The enemy can't touch the fruit of the Spirit. Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

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Day Fifty Peace Conquers Jesus answered them . . . The Father is with me. I've told you all this so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I've conquered the world." (John 16:31 MSG). And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet (Romans 16:20).

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Day Fifty One The God of Peace Sanctifies Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may our whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it (1 Thessalonians 5:23).


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Day Fifty Two Peace is Transferable Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this house. And if a son of peace is there your peace will rest on it' (Luke10:5-6).

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Day Fifty Three Peace Reveals Kingdom For the kingdom of God is . . . righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17).

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Day Fifty Four Peace Enlightens To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace (Luke 1:79).


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Day Fifty Five Peace Equips Now may the God of peace [Who is the Author and the Giver of peace], Who brought again from among the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood [that sealed, ratified] the everlasting agreement (covenant, testament), strengthen (complete, perfect) and make you what you ought to be and equip you with everything good that you may carry out His will; [while He Himself] works in you and accomplishes that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ (the Messiah) (Hebrews 13:20-21 AMP).

The God of peace is the source of your peace, the giver peace, and the power of peace. He alone equips you to be pleasing to Him and to carry out His will. Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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Day Fifty Six Peace Increases Intimacy Pursue peace with all people . . . without which no one will see the Lord (Hebrews12:14,15). But if one loves God truly [with affectionate reverence, prompt obedience, and grateful recognition of His blessing], he is known by God [recognized as worthy of His intimacy and love, and he is owned by Him] (1 Corinthians 8:3 AMP).

When you diligently pursue peace, you draw closer to God. A forgiveness lifestyle and walking in peace is rewarded by greater intimacy with God. Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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Day Fifty Seven Peace is Generational All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children (Isaiah 54:13).

The covenant of peace promises great blessing for you, but perhaps the greatest promise contained in peace is that you will become a blessing in the lives of your natural children and spiritual children. Your peace releases generational blessing. Revelations and scriptures: ______________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Personal notes: _______________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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Day Fifty Eight Peace Satisfies Having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace (Ephesians 6:15). There'll be Peace and . . . quiet lives and endless trust. My people will live in a peaceful neighborhood—in safe houses, in quiet gardens (Isaiah 32:17-18 MSG).


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Day Fifty Nine Peace Prospers Surely His salvation is near to those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him, [and is ready to be appropriated] that [the manifest presence of God, His] glory may tabernacle and abide in our land. Mercy and loving-kindness and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring up from the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven (Psalm 85:9-11 AMP).


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Day Sixty Be Peacemakers—Sons and Daughters of Peace But you, Bethlehem . . . from you will come the leader who will shepherd-rule Israel. He'll be no upstart, no pretender. His family tree is ancient and distinguished....He will stand tall in his shepherd-rule by God's strength, centered in the majesty of God-Revealed. And the people will have a good and safe home, for the whole world will hold him in respect—Peacemaker of the world! (Micah 5:2 MSG). Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God (Matthew 5:9).

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Flesh and Spirit . . . . 149 Location . . . . 151 Yielding . . . . 153 Forgiveness . . . . 157 Prayer Steps . . . . 161

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FLESH AND SPIRIT Connection

 GOD WANTS TO BE LORD of your entire life, not just your “spiritual” life. Since God made us thinking, willing, feeling beings, He wants us to allow Him be Lord of our thoughts, choices, and emotions. Throughout the Bible we’re told: • • •

God’s thoughts are higher than our thoughts (Isaiah 55:8-9, Romans 11:33-34). God's will is preferable to the choices we would make on our own (Proverbs 14:12, Proverbs 3:5-7). God's love is superior to our carnal emotions (1 Corinthians 13, 1 John 2:15-17).

God is Spirit The word “spirit” or “spirits” is used more than 900 times in the scriptures. In John 4:24, Jesus says that, "God is Spirit." Jesus also tells us that God is known and worshipped through the spirit. In other words, a spiritual God communicates and communes with man in the spirit realm. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth (John 4:24).

Flesh or Spirit Would you agree that you sometimes have thoughts and emotions that are clearly not godly? Do you occasionally make choices that are not God's will? The fallen nature of man, the flesh, is not at all like God's nature! They don't mix. Either flesh rules or spirit rules at any given time. When a person is saved, the spirit has been made alive, but the carnal nature wars against the spirit in them. Both the flesh and the spirit vie for control.

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For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh (Galatians 5:17).

Spirit-to-Spirit A Christian connects with God spirit-to-spirit by quieting the flesh, the soul, and yielding to the Spirit. This is what happens when you pray. To walk in the spirit, a believer must learn to maintain a spiritual connection with God in everyday life. Surely I have calmed and quieted my SOUL, like a weaned child with his mother [emphasis mine] (Psalm 131:2). If we live by the [Holy] Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. [If by the Holy Spirit we have our life in God, let us go forward walking in line, our conduct controlled by the Spirit] (Galatians 5:25 AMP).

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THE NUMBER ONE PRINCIPLE of real estate is location, location, location. The first lesson to learn for effective Christian living is also location! It is essential to know the location of your spiritual real estate.

Locate Your Bible Heart Whenever the Bible talks about the heart, it is not referring to the chest area or physical heart. In the Old Testament and New Testament alike, words such as belly or bowels are regularly translated heart in English. In John 7:38, Jesus refers to the heart by the word belly in the Greek, “He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his BELLY shall flow rivers of living water [emphasis mine]." • •

The heart is the center of man's inward life and the sphere of divine influence. The Bible locates the heart in the belly, not the chest.

Locate Your Thoughts This one should be easy! People always point to the head when you ask them the location of their thoughts.

Locate Your Emotions The Bible tells us that the heart is below the chest, in the belly area, and is the seat of emotion. According to the Bible, the emotional heart is in the belly.

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The words of a talebearer are as WOUNDS, and they go down into the innermost parts of the BELLY [emphasis mine] (Proverbs 18:8 KJV).

PRACTICE Close your eyes and place your hand on your belly. Think of a stressful situation in your life. Now think of a pleasant memory. Notice how it feels in your gut.

Locate Your Will The Bible tells us the belly or gut is not only the seat of our spirit and emotions, but also of our conscience and will, the faculties of choice and decision making. The word will, in some translations of the Old Testament, is translated reins, or literally our kidneys. I the LORD search the heart, I try the REINS [kidneys], even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings [emphasis mine] (Jeremiah 17:10 KJV).

Locate the Door of Your Heart The door of the heart is the will. It is in the belly. Scripture tells us that the door of the heart can either open or shut, choose or refuse. Jesus says, in Revelation 3:20, "Behold, I stand at the DOOR and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him." ...................................................................

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YIELDING Drop Down

 ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL LESSONS followers of Jesus can learn is understanding how to yield the will. Unless this lesson is learned, a believer will struggle in many areas of their Christian life.

Connect Yielding instantly connects you to Christ within. When you don't yield, you are left to your own resources! When you yield and connect with God, God works.................................................... It is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure (Philippians 2:13 NASB).

Distance is a Deception He is the Christ who is with you, in your heart, easily accessible, always there for you. He is near, close at hand. Distance is a deception.

"Drop Down" Drop down is a shorthand term that means "get out of your head and go to Christ in your heart". When you close your eyes and pray, focus on Christ within. It's like dropping a bucket down in a well.

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When you acknowledge the Lord Spirit-to-spirit, you include Him in your life. Proverbs 20:5 in the Amplified Bible says, "Counsel in the heart of man is like water in a deep well." • •

Drop down means get out of your head and go to Christ in your heart. Dropping down is like dropping a bucket down in a well.

PRACTICE Close your eyes and "drop down." Yield to Christ within. It is like relaxing, down low. It is the opposite of being tense. That opens the door of your heart, and makes space in your life for God. Yield even more. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. Sense the peace of being in His presence. Now try this! Stay dropped down and open your eyes. As long as you drop down, you stay at peace—even with your eyes open!

Peace is Practical Jesus is the Prince of Peace. When Jesus is ruling, His peace is present. As soon as you drop down and yield you feel His peace. The peace you feel in God's presence is available all the time. You don't have to be in your prayer closet to "drop down." Actually, you need peace even more when you are at work, on the road, or when the computer crashes. [L]et the PEACE of God RULE in your hearts [emphasis mine] (Colossians 3:15).

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When you drop down and yield you feel His peace. You can drop down to peace at any time.

God Emotions In the Garden of Eden, before he sinned, Adam only experienced the love, joy, and peace of God—God Emotions—in his emotions. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV). When Adam sinned, his spirit was separated from God. He died a spiritual death. Harmony between God and man was fractured. Adam became flesh-ruled instead of spirit-ruled. Man's fallen nature and God's heavenly nature no longer matched. Adam's thoughts, choices, and emotions—in his soul—were now carnal, ruled by flesh.

Emotions are Signals When a believer yields to God, they experience God Emotions as the fruit of the Spirit. When a Christian fails to yield, they experience carnal emotions. Your emotions sound the alarm to let you know which Kingdom is ruling. God Emotions mean the Prince of Peace is ruling in your heart. Negative emotions mean that the enemy has taken some ground. How do you know if you have entered Enemy Territory? Negative emotions. How do you know if you are in God Territory? God Emotions, or the fruit of the spirit! [T]he kingdom of God is...righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17.)

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Forgiveness is the God Tool that takes you out of Enemy Territory into God Territory. God rescued you from the kingdom of darkness and granted you citizenship in the kingdom of God. Forgiveness keeps you there.................................................... He [God] has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love (Colossians 1:13). He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was LOVE [emphasis mine] (Song of Songs 2:4 AMP).....................................

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If you are a born again believer, it doesn't mean you have lost your salvation when you temporarily get in Enemy Territory, any more than a United States citizen loses their citizenship if they visit a war zone in a foreign country. It just means that you need to get back into God Territory so you will be safe!

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GRACE IS THE PERSONAL PRESENCE of Christ empowering you to be all that He called you to be, and to do all that He called you to do. Have you learned the definition of "grace" as the unmerited favor of God? That is true. But grace is much more than that. Grace is God doing for you what you can't do for yourself.

The Grace of Forgiveness We forgive by the grace of God. Christ Himself does the forgiving through us. Christ the Forgiver in us does all the work. And everything He does is easy for Him! • • •

Grace is the personal presence of Christ empowering us to be and to do. We forgive by yielding to the grace of God. Christ the Forgiver does all the work.

Forgiveness Defined • • • • • •

Forgiveness must be from the heart and include mind, will and emotions. Forgiveness is a Person. Christ is the Forgiver so He forgives through us. Forgiveness is not an option; it is a command. Forgiveness releases us so that our lives won't be poisoned. Forgiveness releases others so that God can work in their lives. Forgiveness is canceling a debt.

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Forgiveness is ceasing to sit in the place of judgment and releasing others to God.

Forgiveness is NOT • • • • • •

NOT being a doormat. NOT pardon in the sense of removing consequences. NOT absolving another's sin. NOT just pretending to forget. NOT reconciling with a person when boundaries still need to be established. NOT releasing someone from personal responsibility.

Christ the Forgiver Christ is the Forgiver. He went to the Cross to give the gift of forgiveness to mankind. Christ the Forgiver does the forgiving in and through us. Forgiveness is grace in action. Through grace we are saved, and by grace we live in the spirit. It is no longer I who live but Christ who lives in me. Therefore, it is no longer I who love but Christ who loves in me. It is no longer I who forgive, but Christ who forgives in me! My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me [emphasis mine] (Galatians 2:20 NLT).

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Remember when you got saved? What happened when you prayed, "Jesus, I ask you to save me and forgive me for my sins"? You opened the door of your heart to Jesus and received forgiveness instantly as a free gift. You then experienced peace with God. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in [emphasis mine](Revelation 3:20). In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins [emphasis mine] (Ephesians 1:7). [T]here is peace with God through Jesus Christ [emphasis mine] (Acts 10:36).

How did you RECEIVE Christ into your heart? Open, forgiveness, fruit. 1. OPEN: You OPENED the door by YIELDING your will (Revelation 3:20). 2. FORGIVENESS: You experienced God's FORGIVENESS (Colossians 1:13-14). Forgiveness removed the barrier which separated you from God. 3. FRUIT: You experienced PEACE with God by receiving forgiveness, experiencing the FRUIT of the Spirit (Romans 5:1; Galatians 5:22-23).

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You can only "walk in the spirit" when your spirit connects with God's Spirit. In John 15, Jesus says, "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." A believer walks in the spirit by maintaining a spiritual connection with God, or abiding in Him. As soon as you disconnect, you are in the flesh. As you . . . have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk [live] in Him (Colossians 2:6). You began your life in Christ with the Spirit. Now do you try to complete it by your own power? That is foolish (Galatians 3:3 ERV).

How do you WALK in the Spirit? Open, forgiveness, fruit. 1. OPEN: Keep the door OPEN by YIELDING your will (Revelation 3:20). 2. FORGIVENESS: Live a FORGIVENESS lifestyle. (Luke 24:46-47; Colossians 3:12-13; 1 John 1:7). Forgiveness continually removes barriers separating you from God and others. 3. FRUIT: PEACE is evidence that you are right with God and people (2 Corinthians 5:18-19). Whenever you lose your PEACE, you can instantly regain it dropping down or forgiveness.

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Forgive in Three Directions GOD-SELF-OTHERS. Forgiveness goes in three directions: toward God, self, and others. Sometimes a person needs to forgive in two or more directions. If in doubt, forgive. You can't love or forgive too much! • • •

Forgiveness goes in three directions. Forgive God, self, and others. If in doubt, forgive. You can't forgive too much!

1. God: God didn't do anything wrong, but people get angry at Him anyway. Sometimes people feel hurt that God didn't do what they wanted Him to do, or become angry that God didn't stop something from happening. Forgiving God gets your heart right by releasing your judgments toward him. • • •

God didn't do anything wrong. People may get hurt or angry at God if He doesn't do what they want. Forgiving God gets your heart right with God.

2. Self: If you are angry, disappointed with, or ashamed of yourself, you need to receive forgiveness for judging yourself so harshly. Frequently people are much harder on themselves than other people! • •

If you are angry, disappointed with, or ashamed of yourself, you need to receive forgiveness for judging yourself so harshly. Frequently, people are harder on themselves than other people.

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3. Others: Release forgiveness to other people. It sets you free! •

When you forgive others, it sets you free!

PRACTICE Deep Relief NOW

PRAYER STEPS FIRST

- First person or situation. What is the first person or situation that comes to mind—in an image or memory?

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- Feel the feeling. Allow yourself to feel. What is the emotion you feel in your gut?

FORGIVE - Forgive. Yield to Christ the Forgiver within and allow a river of forgiveness to flow from the belly until the emotion changes to peace.

FACT - Fact. After forgiving and getting peace, if there is a lie, renounce the lie out loud. Next, ask the Lord for the truth (scriptural fact) and receive it.

FILL - Fill. (1) Forgive first, then (2) release demands on people to give you what you needed. (3) Receive filling from Christ within.

NOTE: Most emotional healings require ONLY the first three steps: First-Feel-Forgive. Forgive 123.

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Christ is the Forgiver so forgiveness works every time! Forgiveness is instant, not a process. There is no "big or little." It is all easy for Jesus! Sequence is important, so always go in God's order. Pray through one thing at a time until you get peace.

Forgiveness is the answer for dealing with conflict and offenses in the moment as well as the baggage of the past. God graciously cleans up a lot of things in a person's life at the moment of salvation and some ways of thinking, feeling, and motivation change immediately. However, sanctification is a process, and no one has dealt with every issue past and present.

God Tools God has given us God Tools and expects us to cooperate with Him in the process of sanctification. In 2 Peter 3:18, we are instructed to "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." We use our powerful God-tools for...fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ. Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every obstruction and building lives of obedience into maturity (2 Corinthians 10:3-6 MSG). You can only give what you have received. Most believers have not known the easy way to deal with issues, and have simply coped with fears, pain, and shame. If you are still wounded in an area, you do not have an anointing to minister healing to someone else.

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Hurt People Hurt People When you are hurting, you will identify with the same hurts in others (trigger one another's wounds) or project your own issues on others. Hurt people overreact to even mild stimulation, lash out at others, withdraw from relationships, put up walls, see life through distorted lenses, and can be easily offended. Hurt people hurt people.

Healed People Heal People After the Lord brings healing to you, an anointing flows through the scar to bring healing to others. When you are healed, even the area where you were wounded the most can become your greatest anointing to minister life to the hurting. Healed people heal people! Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God (2 Corinthians 1:3-4).

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Jesus gave us His own supernatural peace as a gift. His peace is not just calmness, tranquility, or absence of conflict. His peace is powerful! "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" (John 14:27). When you walk in the peace that God gives, you can't be controlled by people or circumstances. Was Jesus ever frazzled or anxious? Of course not! He is the Prince of peace. He has perfect peace, has authority to give you peace, and is the Commander of peace. From the place of peace, Jesus could sleep in the boat in a terrible storm, then stand and command the wind and waves, saying, "Peace, be still!" Peace is power! Peace is victory! Peace has authority over the storms of life. Romans 16:20 assures us "the God of peace will crush the enemy under your feet." Peace is living in the presence of Peace Himself. The Hebrew word for peace is shalom. The shalom of God includes wholeness, peace, health and healing, welfare, safety, salvation, deliverance, soundness, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony, no injustice, and no pain. Peace is the essence of the elusive abundant life promised by Jesus! Finally, you can discover the secrets to experience a lifestyle of supernatural, powerful peace, because The Power of Peace gives you the howto's you need!

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