“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. ”
~ John 14:26-27 (ESV)
My sweet friend Debbie from “Heart Choices” chose a quote for IOWT that struck a cord with me…
Do you take vitamins? There is one set of vitamins that I take every day, Bluebonnett Stress-BComplex. Yeah, stress complex. Do they reduce my self-inflicted stress? Not sure, but they don’t hurt 🙂 …
Most times I inflict my own stress; I cannot say “no”. Today on my way home I thought why I cannot say “no”. I could not come up with an answer. One thing I do know for sure: I have a hard time shutting down and relax.
I also stress out when I think I do not do enough. I know I should exercise more; somehow I do not find the time for it. I beat myself up because I do not pray hard enough. No matter how often I pray the same prayer, some prayers are not answered. I get annoyed with myself because I am not bold enough when it comes to my photography (I do not have an ‘a-type’ personality).
There is only one place in the world where I feel totally comfortable sharing my daily hurts: at Jesus’ feet. I have mentioned numerous times that I love music (listing and singing). Currently my favorite song is “At Your Feet” by Casting Crowns (Album: Until the Whole World Hears).
“And I am free (here at Your feet)
All I need (is at Your feet)
I find peace
We’re at Your feet
We’re at Your feet
We’re at Your feet
We’re at Your feet”
Yes, I am free at His feet. I find peace when I gaze on Him and take my eyes off of myself. When a day does not go well, I turn up the music, worshiping Him with all my heart – singing out (very) loud: “Here at Your feet, I lay my future down, All of my dreams, I give to You now, And I find peace, I find peace”…
Thank you for stopping by to read my ramblings tonight. To read more thoughts on this week’s IOWT quote, please visit Debbie’s blog “Heart Choice”.
Iris, I am so glad that you joined in for IOWT. Yes, at Jesus’ feet is the safest place to be. I love what you wrote:
” I find peace when I gaze on Him and take my eyes off of myself.”
Ourselves and our circumstances will cause us to fear. But keeping our focus on Him provides peace beyond understanding.
Love and blessings,
Debbie
Wonderful post Iris! One of my 5 year old’s favourite songs to sing is “At Your Feet” (or any other song on that cd). I pray that she grows up with that as knowledge in her heart and not only in her head. It is a great place to be.
Fantastic post my friend, love you.
So true! The only place to find true peace (and a stress-free environment) is at the feet of Jesus! That’s my favorite place to be. Thanks for sharing your heart.
Living for Him, Joan
I just found your blog today and I am SO blessed! Thank you for these beautiful posts!!! I am looking forward to reading many more! I’m you newest follower 🙂
in His precious, unfailing love,
Melanie
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Very encouraging words and Bible verses. Thank you so much for sharing them. 🙂