{"id":13095,"date":"2020-09-04T05:24:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T10:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=13095"},"modified":"2020-09-04T05:24:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T10:24:16","slug":"lord-please-give-me-peace-about-this-peace-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=13095","title":{"rendered":"Lord, Please Give Me PEACE about this PEACE Sign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While being my kids’ dogs’ sitter, I’ve enjoyed the inspirations at their home for my blogs. After I blogged a few days ago about the peace-sign hand on my daughter’s wall where she does her video shows, of all things, when going to look at one of the books under it, I knocked the hand off the shelf and it broke into all these pieces shown here. I was dismayed, especially because it was purposed for that spot. I found a tag under the bottom piece, tried to order it from that store, but all their stores were sold out. When I couldn’t subtlety get a replacement, I called and confessed to my daughter. In her encouragement-mode, she said, \u201cMom, don\u2019t let that broken peace sign steal your PEACE. Don\u2019t worry about it!\u201d I tried to keep my peace. After all, my blogs carry a common theme — living in peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would not be denied. I tried the internet and found the exact peace sign figurine on Amazon and ordered it. It came the next day, but to my chagrin, it was in an envelope instead of wrapped in a box — broken into pieces (seen in this photo)! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I sent the photo to Staci. She replied: \u201cDevil can\u2019t break my PEACE!\u201d And, he won\u2019t break my PEACE either. I reordered it again and my intention with this blog was to show it — all tightly back in place!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, but not so! The second one came to me the next day \u2013 same packaging \u2013 and broken. I talked to a kind young man at Amazon support who assured me via his personal email to me: \u201cI sent over your feed back to the company you purchased the item from to make sure your item arrives in perfect condition.\u201d I keep reminding myself \u201cHim I will keep in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Me\u201d (Isaiah 26:3). I knew the PEACE sign would get here, tomorrow, and this time \u2013 the day I leave for Austin to take care of my two youngest grands for a few days. Dogs-sitting to boys-sitting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, September 3rd: Doorbell rings. Buddy, the 85-pound Australian Shepherd is barking like a wild, man-eating machine. I peek through the blinds. Oh, it\u2019s the Amazon guy with my package, but OH NO! It\u2019s packaged the same. I quickly open the door to nab the delivery guy before he leaves the package and Buddy rushes past me and nabs the guy for me \u2013 on the leg! Dear God! Help! The guy gets out through the gate as I am pleading for his forgiveness. I ask to see his leg and thank, God \u2013 only scratched. That was my fault \u2013 Buddy is a great guard dog, but his protection isn\u2019t needed when it\u2019s a friendly visitor. We typically put him in another room when a stranger comes to the door! But, here\u2019s the absolute determining factor that satan has zeroed in on my peace zone \u2013 to steal it from me. The PEACE hand in the same packaging, is also broken. And, poor Buddy, with his ears back is in time-out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I pour my heart out to Staci about this inability to maintain my peace. What is wrong with me? I say it again \u2013 my President is running an entire country and has so many reasons to REALLY be stressed-out \u2013 and here I am in this little Peace Zone space \u2013 losing it. Staci says \u201cMom, let it go! Let the peace come. Maybe this is all for good. I have let it go. Maybe someone might be watching one of my shows and see that peace hand and for some reason it offends them.\u201d She gives me so much reinforcement that I need this day. So I do let it go! Lord, have mercy! I have conquered way more stressful situations than this. I get it. The enemy’s goal is to steal our peace that comes from our Prince of Peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, here I am crawling, limping, and wimping back into my Peace Zone. I\u2019m getting bandaged up, wiped up, and straightened up to be God\u2019s girl of peace, sweet peace again. Why shouldn\u2019t I be in peace? God promised it to me if I would live in that place. It\u2019s a choice I must make daily. In John 14:27, Jesus said, \u201cPeace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.\u201d I shall go forward \u2014 embracing these sweet days with these doggies and onto my people in Austin. I\u2019m choosing to be care-free and unafraid and daily living in my peace zone! I\u2019m sending that peace out to you today \u2013 AND NOT, with that very breakable peace hand sign!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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