Tricia McNair: Noble Life Ministries

Many of us wish for peace on earth, yet we have no peace with God. We have no peace with ourselves or with others. We struggle in our inner souls with how we are living and the problems we are facing. If we do not believe that God has any regard for our lives, our souls become restless. So what does having peace really mean? When someone states, she is at peace with herself, what does that really mean? It is an inner contentment; serenity, or a peace of mind? It is all those things. Peace of mind requires an inner contentment that through faith everything is going to be okay. The greater our faith the greater the peace we will have. We quarrel and struggle trying to fix things, but there are some things that cannot be fixed by a word or money or another person. To truly have peace you need to stop quarreling with God. “Quit quarrelling with God. Agree with Him and you will have peace at last. His favor will surround you if you will only admit that you were wrong." Job 22:21

Everyone needs a check up, and when you go to the doctor for a physical exam he/she will always check your heart. So what is true in the physical is true in the spirit. We, as women of God, need to take a spiritual heart check on a regular basis. Not many of us can become great women unless we do a regular check of our heart. We must face what is really in our hearts and regulate it with prayer. Remove the sin from your heart and your life will become balance and your emotions will not swing from one pole to the next. Pay attention to the warning signs of sin. Tell the truth about what you are feeling and especially work on not being jealous or selfish. More marriages break up because one spouse or another is jealous and/or selfish. According to the Scriptures in James 3:13-16, we prove that we are wise by doing good and taking control of our emotions by being truthful with what is going on in our heart. James states, "If you are wise and understand God's ways, prove it by