Peace - "without peace there is no trust in God"

Today’s devotional topic is peace.What does peace mean?

Freedom from disturbances, quiet, tranquil and calm.

Being in the world, peace is seen as something of a temporary nature. I never knew what the true meaning of peace was through Christ.

Being peaceful is humbling yourself and resting in Gods quietness.

When you have peace you’re allowing the Holy Spirit to move, letting go of the old mindset. Having peace in the trials means that you have trust in God, without that trust you can not have the full peace. Psalm 62:5 says:

"My soul, wait thou only upon God. For my expectation is from him"

This personally has been a scripture that I have mediated on through the storms. It’s through the storm, that I learnt to allow myself to fully trust God for as the word says "my expectation is from him" mediating on this daily has given me a sense of freedom and trust.

A song I have listened at which has spoken to me is "Be still my heart and know you are God alone" by Bethel Music.

Thoughts of the Mission:

I didn’t know what to expect coming here for the first time. Having a mindset of coming here to pioneer an idea for the sewing school, I hadn’t acknowledged the reality of what I was about to injure. Life is very different from the UK. Africa for me, has a freedom about the place it’s a different atmosphere to be around from the people, attitudes and the work ethics. Travelling with a group of friends has allowed me to build new relationships and become part of a family.

Violette Kimona

Peace - Being still in God

This morning, at our daily morning devotional, I spoke about peace one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. The peace of God in our lives is beyond our own understanding. The simplicity of being still before God shows that we can rest in Him and know that He holds our future.

Peace needs to be pursued and we can obtain it only when we focus on God. If we do not have peace it means our focus is not on God. When we have the peace of God we can face all things knowing He has done for us what we could not do for ourselves.

Thoughts on the mission:

This is my first time on a mission trip and to Uganda. The people have made me feel at home and I would like to stay longer. God is at work here and I have seen the miraculous which has really strengthened my faith. I praise God for Teams and all the people involved. God is more than amazing!!

Preena Patel