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Absolutely. You made a good point about not seeking peace in the way the world seeks it, ie trying to do attain the right status or family or house or degree or job for the sake of “security” and peace of mind. That is the rat race that we so easily get caught up in, trying to convince ourselves that we are “good enough” and that other… Read more

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Thanks @feng for sharing. I can very much relate with this feeling because we want to constantly strive to achieve more and more. One of the things I noticed in my life especially having spent probably the last over 10years of my life writing one professional exam or the other, is that the pressures don’t stop. I am now learning to enjoy where…

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Thank a lot @phil4krist for sharing. I love it as you stated it : personal victory precedes public victory and you must be the change you want to see around you. Sometimes people go around criticizing and complaining about others when they are the problem themselves. Jesus said to deal with the log in our own eyes first so we can see clearly…

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Hey @feng, I agree with you. Comparison plays a huge part in robbing us of our peace and that’s why Paul said we are not to compare ourselves with another. And like you said, when we fix our gaze on Jesus, our circumstances diminish and we are emboldened by the vision of the glorious life that He shows us.

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Thanks for this discussion post and word of encouragement, @michael. There seems to always be something that robs me of my peace and half of me thinks it’s the enemy and half is just the culture/society/media that constantly inundates us with so much negativity. For me it’s passing the board exam, my parents’ issues and feeling not up to par… Read more