Peace Pockets

 We are called to be peacemakers, as I said a couple weeks ago in my blog BE Attitude I believe it speaks more than of war, but of peaceful living; 

📖 Blessed are the peacemakers,
    for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9

{those who choose love over enmity, compassion over criticism, stillness over strife}  Coffee Time With A Dear Friend BE Attitude August 30, 2023

I am listening to a new book, a historical fiction set in WWII era, and a line from the book struck me...."remembering when the world was at peace." The first thought that popped into my head as "Has the world ever been at peace?!"

From the time Adam and Eve were banished from the garden...the world has not been a peaceful place

📖 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. Genesis 3:23

.....but there have been peaceful "pockets". Moments and places in our history as a planet that peace exists.

That led me to ponder...these pockets; we all have our own...maybe several...our families,  our communities,  our work surroundings.

So what if WE initiate, create, proliferate, peace in OUR pocket?  

📖  If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Romans 12:18

What if each individual did the same in their pocket!?  Every "pocket" bumping into one another, over lapping, creating larger and larger pockets of peace..

Imagine!?

What a difference it would make!

📖Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. James 3:18

So instead of feeling small and insignificant, unable to make a difference in the larger world, just focus on YOUR pocket, the circle of those around you.

📖 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14

📖Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.  Romans 14:19

And we don't have to muster up this peace from with-in, or figure out a way to create it...He, Jesus, GIVES us His peace!

📖 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27

🙏📖 Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. 2 Corinthians 13:11❤️