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Day 3---Keeping Your Peace

Yesterday I talked about finding peace. Today I want to help you to keep your peace. I realize that people from all walks of life may be reading this post, so again, please adapt this information to fit your needs.
The 30-Second Prayer (based on Proverbs 16:3 AMPC) was such a game-changer for me--one well worth pursuing. I wasn’t sure about it at first so I decided to put the promise to the test. I gave myself an assignment for 10 days, using the following format. Notice how simple it is!




Day ______ of 10 Days      Date: __________________

Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed. (Proverbs 16:3 AMPC)

“Father, cause my thoughts to become agreeable to Your will.”

TO DO:
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HOW IT TURNED OUT:
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Thank the Lord that He is good—and He wants good for you.


I began with our foundational promise. It was the phrase, “He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will” that intrigued me and motivated me to find out if He would give me new, right thoughts that would lead me to make successful decisions.

Next is a very short prayer. I kept it simple for this “experiment.” However, when I learned to just talk to God, it was easy to turn it into a conversation. I hope you will find yourself comfortable talking to God. He is always listening for what we have to say and He is willing to help us along our way. 

The “To Do” is where you write down what you want and/or need to get done. Be sure to include times of work, but also your times of rest and play. To get started you might refer to the five categories that I shared on Day 1. We can not only develop strong relationships with people, but we can also lose those pesky ten pounds that we have been meaning to shed. Wouldn’t that be fun??

Once you have your “plan” written down, offer it to God and ask for His input. I am telling you on my very first day, He took my plans and set them in order so they flowed from one thing to the next. Thoughts came to me in the shape of a reminder which was very helpful to the success of the day. There were also times that I crossed things off the list because even though I thought they were necessary, they were not. I especially loved those times. It meant more free time!!

And finally, don’t forget to thank God for all the wonderful things He orchestrated for you today. I promise that you won't be able to stop yourself as the days go on. You'll find yourself saying, “Thank You, God” all day long. 








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