We should absolutely work hard in all we do to serve God, but we also need to relax and have peace. Most people are not at peace in their relationship with Him: feeling anxious or insecure. Like our earthly fathers discipline us to build us up into maturity, our Heavenly Father is doing the same when He convicts us and sharpens us to get us ready to do more in the Kingdom. So many have the idea that honoring God has to be somber, but it has to be joyful also! God rewards those who diligently seek Him, so we can relax in Him and the work of Jesus because His will for our lives is to live with peace in our hearts. Even when people disappoint or hurt us, we need to have peace. Some may call this being a pushover, and you could say it is in the natural, but not the supernatural because when we choose peace in the natural during a trial, we are allowing God in and the strength of the supernatural to take over. An amazing walk with God is easy with the Holy Spirit, but impossible without. We will find peace by praying about everything and remembering to be grateful for all the blessings God has already given us!

Amen!

Reference verses: Colossians 3:15; Colossians 1:9-10; Philippians 4:6-7; Isaiah 26:3; John 14:27