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The Peace of God Surpasses All Human Understanding

You can enjoy God’s peace right amid your life’s storms. But you’ve got to be intentional about prayer and supplication. And when you do, you’ll get the divine enablement to go through every life challenge without a scratch of worry and anxiety in your mind and heart. Because the Lord God will settle and guide you in everything you’ll present to Him.

Do What Is Right in the Eyes of Everyone

Even though we were created in Christ unto good works (Ephesians 2:10) and doing good by faith is to please the Father, Jesus knows that we are living epistles in this world. He knows some people will only get converted by the exemplary attitude of Christians around them. That’s why with whatever we do, we must factor in how it affects others.

It’s Okay to Compromise in Order to Maintain Peace

During Jesus’ time of earthly ministry, the Israelites used to pay temple tax before entering the synagogue. In the context of Jesus’ spiritual understanding, it wasn’t right for God’s children to pay tax before entering the temple to worship. He knew this, but the Pharisees didn’t. Nevertheless, in order to avoid causing offence and to maintain peace, he performed a miracle, got money out of a fish’s mouth and paid the tax for himself and Peter. At that moment, Jesus valued peace more than his knowledge [Matthew 17:25-27]. Not everyone has your level of spiritual understanding. Deal wisely with people.

How to Prevent Strife

Emphasising forgiveness is very important in our relationships with one another. No matter what you do, people will offend you. However, Colossians 3:13 tells us to forgive others as Christ has also forgiven us. Note that there are no conditions attached to that scripture. Your point may be correct, but to prevent strife and promote peace, lay aside what makes you think you’re right and forgive your offender.