Be Harmonious

Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble. Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing. For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit. And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and His ears are open to their prayer.  1 Peter 3:8-12 NASB

And when we ask Holy Spirit to guide us through the process from wounded to healed, basically give Him all of our circumstance, and trust Him to pour forgiveness out of us, and over our fear, He will teach us that courage is when we willingly position our hearts within His—no matter what environment, state of affairs, dysfunctional family, childhood experiences, we have lived through—this is where everything that He is becomes ours. 

His love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control flood into our soul like rich golden oil. And in this place, there is peace.  Real rock solid provided by Jesus Christ peace. 

Know also that the courage and peace of God cannot be separated. The courage of our King is always peaceful. And the peace of our King is always courageous. 

Jesus told His disciples they would face sorrows and trials in this world, yet they would find peace in Him. When we truly have His courage, we will always have His peace—in any situation!