Live in rest, gratitude and worship

Quoted from Blog of Graham Cooke:

...Our initial response to adversity is one way that we discover our current starting point.  Rest or panic?  Peace or anxiety?  What is the first thing that bubbles to the surface...

Rest is vital to keeping negativity out of our lives.  When our first reaction is worry, anxiety, fear or panic, we might as well hold up a sign for the enemy that says, “Afflict me!”  Any time we agree with or entertain a negative we give the enemy legal ground to mess with us...

A lifestyle of thanksgiving and rejoicing cultivates an environment for rest to become stronger than any opposing force against us.  A lifestyle is simply enjoying the daily reality of Presence...

Begin each day with being still in His presence.  Lean into Him and let His joy strengthen you, fight for you, build your confidence, calm you and transform you from the inside out.

This isn’t about you trying to be restful.  It’s about receiving His true nature as the Prince of Peace who already lives in you.
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The more you relax into His peace, the more your first response to adversity will be filled with a confident expectation about who God will be for you and His plans for you in that circumstance!