{"id":3520,"date":"2024-10-15T07:36:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T07:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=3520"},"modified":"2024-10-13T10:38:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T10:38:13","slug":"the-gift-of-true-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/the-gift-of-true-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gift of True Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Tuesday, October 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Gift of True Peace <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>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. <\/em><strong>John 14:27<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We live in a world where things often don\u2019t make sense. When you step out in faith, there may be obstacles that challenge what you believe. You might face situations where logic and reason seem to contradict the promises of God. But here\u2019s the truth: faith and common sense don\u2019t always align. That\u2019s why Jesus reminds us to hold onto His peace, no matter what\u2019s happening around us.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus knew that life would be filled with trials and challenges. That\u2019s why He spoke so directly to our hearts. He didn\u2019t promise that we wouldn\u2019t face difficulties, but He did promise that, in Him, our hearts don\u2019t have to be troubled or afraid. The peace Jesus gives is like an anchor for our souls, steadying us when life\u2019s storms rage around us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer for today<\/strong>:<em> Heavenly Father, thank You for the peace that Jesus offers me. I admit that sometimes my heart is troubled, and I let fear take over. May Your peace guard my heart and mind, keeping me strong and steady in the middle of life\u2019s storms. In Jesus\u2019 name, Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, October 15 The Gift of True Peace 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\u00a0 We live in a world where things often don\u2019t make sense. When you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3523,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3520\/revisions\/3523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}