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WHEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE A TOUGH DECISION, GO WITH WHAT GIVES YOU PEACE

By Michael H. Brown

When you have to make major decisions, the simple rule is to decide on 
what
gives you the greatest peace. Make the decision that offers 
tranquility.
Look for calm waters.

Often, that's not what you want. It's not what your brain tells you. 
It's
not what you might prefer. We're all creatures and we often desire 
things
that seem great on the surface but in the end bring tension and cause 
us to
stray from the Lord.

On the other hand, when we flow with peace -- when what we are about to 
do
brings us calm, when we go with what brings about the greatest feeling 
of
peacefulness -- we're operating in accordance with God. This is a great
hidden truth: peace -- a feeling of serenity -- means we're operating 
in
accordance with the plan of God. That's because peace is what it's like 
in
heaven, where all are perfectly doing what God wants.

Don't get me wrong: there are times we have to make tough decisions; 
there
are times we have to suffer; there are times we have to go against the
grain. There are trials of tension.

But that's different. That's standing up to the world. That's doing 
what
Jesus had to do. There are times that the right decision is what 
everyone
else thinks is wrong!

But if it gives you peace, it's correct. It's the right one. And it 
comes
only through prayer. To pray adequately is to pray until all the mental
noise is shoved to the side and we have a clarity and calmness of 
spirit.

Don't make decisions unless you feel peace. If you feel jangled or 
uneasy or
rushed while you're praying, pray until that disquiet has been 
dispelled. If
you're under duress, pray until the duress is lifted. If you feel
aggravation, cast it to the foot of the Cross.

Then pray long. Pray for the right direction. Pray until you've pierced 
the
clouds.

It's incredible how insights fly into our heads or we suddenly remember
something we need to remember or how we gain that sudden clarity -- 
that
clear vision -- when we take the time to pray. On occasion, this can 
mean
praying a half an hour straight or longer.

To some people that's a lot but it's crucial because a lack of prayer 
brings
the wrong decisions. Oh, it may be what we want right away, it may 
bring us
immediate gratification, it may be what gives us the immediate "rush" 
-- but
in the long run it will be counterproductive. Whatever brings too much
electricity and overexcitement is in all likelihood out of heavenly
accordance.

Remember that. Remember that Christ was peaceful. He taught us that 
whatever
gives us peace -- peace in our innermost depths -- is good and is the
correct choice.

He was the Prince of Peace, and when we find peace we also find Him.










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