Responding with Calmness When Chaos Reigns
Responding with Calmness When Chaos Reigns
When anxiety and stress threaten to take over, our natural instinct is often to react impulsively or let our emotions dictate our actions. But the Spirit invites us to respond with gentleness and self-control, showing the world that Jesus, not our feelings, rules our hearts. This kind of reasonable response is not about suppressing emotion, but about choosing to reflect Christ’s peace in the midst of chaos.
Your calmness in stressful moments can be a powerful witness to those around you. It’s a way of demonstrating that your life is anchored in something deeper than your circumstances. By allowing the Spirit to guide your reactions, you become a living testimony to the peace and presence of Jesus.
Proverbs 15:1 (KJV): “A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
Reflection:
Think of a recent situation where you felt stressed or provoked. How might responding with gentleness and self-control have changed the outcome? What practical step can you take today to let Christ’s peace guide your reactions?
To listen to the sermon that corresponds with this devotion, click the link: https://www.mbcpb.org/media
When anxiety and stress threaten to take over, our natural instinct is often to react impulsively or let our emotions dictate our actions. But the Spirit invites us to respond with gentleness and self-control, showing the world that Jesus, not our feelings, rules our hearts. This kind of reasonable response is not about suppressing emotion, but about choosing to reflect Christ’s peace in the midst of chaos.
Your calmness in stressful moments can be a powerful witness to those around you. It’s a way of demonstrating that your life is anchored in something deeper than your circumstances. By allowing the Spirit to guide your reactions, you become a living testimony to the peace and presence of Jesus.
Proverbs 15:1 (KJV): “A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
Reflection:
Think of a recent situation where you felt stressed or provoked. How might responding with gentleness and self-control have changed the outcome? What practical step can you take today to let Christ’s peace guide your reactions?
To listen to the sermon that corresponds with this devotion, click the link: https://www.mbcpb.org/media
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