Kita hidup di dunia, Di mana orang selalu sibuk. Majoriti orang tidak mempunyai kedamaian, tetapi selalu terburu -buru. Akibatnya, mereka mudah jengkel, tegang, and less tolerant. Ramai orang, termasuk orang Kristian, don’t experience inner peace in their lives and don’t have peace of mind. They work hard, take too much on their plates, and are driven by performance, kejayaan, dan kekayaan. They don’t rule over life, but life rules over them. Maybe you also have a busy life and wonder how to get peace of mind. What do you have to do to find peace? What does the Bible say about peace of mind?
Are you seeking peace of mind?
Most people have busy lives and are swallowed up by their daily activities. They work hard, many times too hard, and are driven by success and wealth. Many of them have families that also entail concerns and problems. Some experience marital problems, problems with their children, financial problems, risau, kebimbangan, ketakutan, penyakit, ketagihan, Dll.
All these things can cause people to become victims of their daily life. They can become fully controlled by the circumstances and problems and enter a state that can be extremely dangerous.
Instead of experiencing peace and having peace of mind, they are stressed, extremely tired, can’t sleep, and become depressed and burned out. All because their mind has been taken captive by their circumstances, masalah, and things in life.
People search for peace in the wrong places
They search for something that give them peace of mind. Namun begitu, many times they look in the wrong places. Instead of going to Jesus Christ and following the Word, they go to the world for help and apply worldly methods and human philosophies, that promise them peace and help them to get rid of their problems, tekanan, kebimbangan, ketakutan, risau, dan lain-lain..
And so many Christians become involved with yoga, meditasi, Kesedaran, Reiki, akupunktur, Mensendieck, Terapi Fizikal or go to a psychologist.
These doctrines of man and their carnal methods, promise them peace.
But instead of experiencing peace, they often cause more problems and people become more agitated, gelisah, penat, intolerant, and experience uncontrollable anger.
Because many places that promise you peace are often places that derive from the kingdom of darkness and have their roots in the occult.
They are built upon the carnal wisdom of people, which many times, they have received through meditation and channeling with evil spirits.
These places, where this wisdom is used and applied, originate from the kingdom of darkness and are the territories of the devil. Their doctrines and philosophies do not come from God and His Word (Alkitab), but from the devil and diametrically oppose the Bible.
When you go to these places and enter the territory of the devil, you won’t find rest, but the opposite. Apabila anda memasuki wilayah syaitan, he captivates you and destroys you. Because the devil’s mission is to destroy people.
Many Christians enter the domain of the devil
When the devil gives you something, he always demands something in return. The devil doesn’t give you anything for free. Nor does the devil give you, what he promises. Because the devil is a liar and a thief.
In return for the so-called peace, rehat, or solution for your problem(s), he takes control over your life. The devil does this unsolicited. He just takes it and he acts based on your ignorance. The more ignorant you are, the more he takes.
Maybe you will not experience immediately, that the devil has taken control over your life. But in due time, you shall see, that something has changed.
An example of a person, who seeks peace of mind
Let’s look at an example of a person, who experiences stress in life. katakan, this person is a Christian, seorang lelaki, who is married and has two children. He has earned a master’s degree and has a very good job with a good salary. Namun begitu, the work pressure is extremely high.
This man works approximately 12-14 jam sehari. But even when he goes home his work still occupies his mind. His mind is filled and overwhelmed by the pressure of work, work-related problems, risau, Dll. Tetapi bukan itu sahaja. The family of this person also requires a lot of care and attention.
After a few years, he becomes so stressed that he becomes easily irritated, marah, kasar, and doesn’t have a lot of patience anymore. He doesn’t know what to do and how to go on anymore and is looking for some peace of mind and balance in life.
During a lunch break at work, he hears a colleague talking about Ahli psikologi. He gets intrigued and interested.
Although he never would have considered going to a psychologist, he becomes curious and is driven by this curiosity.
Selepas beberapa lama, he decides to make an appointment with a psychologist.
During the first session, he tells the psychologist about his busy life; his work, and his family.
The psychologist listens and then asks questions, not only about the person’s work and family, but also about the person’s past. After the first session, more sessions follow.
But the main focal point of these sessions isn’t about creating a balance in life anymore, but about the person’s past.
All kinds of things from the past are dug up. But what he always considered normal, isn’t normal according to the psychologist and puts labels on it.
The powers of darkness take the soul captive
Many things from the past are discussed and the psychologist gives advice. After many sessions, the man begins to feel more confused, insecure, and more miserable than before.
Pada mulanya, it all looked good. But now this person has become a deep wreck (secara rohani). The person has gotten more problems and worries to deal with than before.
Apa yang berlaku di alam rohani, is that the soul has been taken captive by the evil powers of darkness. These evil powers of darkness entered through the teachings of the devil, also called the wisdom of the world.
Does yoga reduce stress?
Selepas beberapa ketika, the psychologist advises the man to start Bertafakur and take yoga lessons to reduce the level of stress and anxiety. The man listens to the psychologist’s advice and start meditating and taking yoga lessons. Sekarang, due to the person’s ignorance, not only the soul has been taken captive, but also the body has been taken captive by the powers of darkness through these exercises that involve the worship of heathen gods.
After a year of many visits to the psychologist and the yoga center, the person starts having physical pains and goes to a doctor. The doctor diagnoses a disease and it doesn’t look hopeful for him.
Dan begitulah ia berlaku, that this man, who was stressed and was only looking for some peace of mind, had to pay for this so-called peace with his own life.
That’s the price, which the devil demands when you look for his help and turn to him.
Did the person get the peace of mind? Tidak, because the devil is a liar. Therefore you can’t trust him.
This is a dramatic story, but this is the way it goes.
It is an example of a person, who was drawn into the kingdom of darkness, through curiosity.
Instead of looking for God’s help and going to Him, the person looked for help in the world. But the carnal wisdom of this world is foolishness and enmity against God’s wisdom. Because carnal wisdom originates from the devil, he is the source, and the real cause of the man’s problem was in the spiritual realm and not in the carnal realm
Syaitan datang untuk mencuri, Bunuh, dan memusnahkan
Yesus berkata, that the devil comes to steal, untuk membunuh, dan memusnahkan (John 10:10). And that’s exactly what happens when you enter the territory of the devil. Through ignorance and a spiritual lack of knowledge, you give him your life.
You come to find peace of mind or to get answers or find a solution for your problems, but in return, the devil demands a sacrifice from you, which is your life.
In this example, jiwa (through the psychologist and meditation) and the body (Yoga) of the person were given by the person to the devil to experience some peace of mind. But he didn’t get the peace that he was looking for. Tidak, this person didn’t get peace, it was a lie. Sebaliknya, the person sacrificed his life to the devil.
This is the way of the world; the path of the world, yang menyebabkan kematian.
What is the Way to find peace of mind?
The only Way to find peace of mind is Jesus Christ. Jesus promises real peace that passes all understanding, kepada mereka, who come to Him. He promises a peace, a rest, that no man can give you.
Datanglah kepada-Ku, semua kamu buruh dan berat yang berat, Dan saya akan memberi anda rehat. Bawa kuk ke atas anda, dan pelajari saya; Kerana saya lemah lembut dan rendah hati: dan kamu akan berehatlah kepada jiwa anda. Untuk kuk saya mudah, Dan beban saya ringan (Matthew 11:28-30)
When you are wearied, terlalu tegang, ditekankan, penat, bimbang, heavily laden, burned out, and experience a heaviness and pain in your soul, then there is only one Way, one Person, who can give you peace of mind, and that Person is Jesus Christ, Anak Tuhan yang hidup.
Jesus promises you rest. Dia adalah satu -satunya, who can give you rest; keamanan. He refreshes you so that all your burdens will be taken away from you.
What does it mean to take His yoke upon you?
The only thing you have to do is to take His yoke upon you. A yoke is a coupling between two elements. Yesus’ yoke unites you with Him. You are bound to Him, instead of the devil. If you believe in Jesus Christ and give your life to Him, then you’ll be cleansed (from all your sins and iniquities), disimpan, and justified by His blood.
You are bought with His blood and your life belongs to Him. Itu, you shall no longer serve the devil through sin, but you shall serve Jesus Christ through righteousness.
You shall love Him and keep His commandments.
Oleh pemulaan Roh Kudus, yang Undang -undang Roh (the law of Christ) tertulis di hatimu.
When you renew your mind with the Word of God and walk in His commandments, you shall have the peace of mind that Jesus promised you.
Jesus does what He said He will do. Jesus never lies. If there is one Person in this whole wide world you can trust, it is Jesus; perkataan itu.
Apabila anda melakukannya, what Jesus commanded you to do, and when you keep His words and commandments, you shall find peace.
The Word shall give you peace of mind and it shall give you rest for your soul. Ia ditulis, that if you seek, you shall find. Therefore you have to search for it.
You can search for it in the Bible (Firman Tuhan). When you read, kajian, dan bermeditasi pada Firman -Nya, siang dan malam, you shall find what you are searching for. When you fill your mind with the words of God instead of the things of this world, you shall experience peace of mind. Ya, you shall experience rest.
What does God say about peace of mind?
Demikianlah firman Tuhan, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls (Yeremia 6:16)
The people of God were rebellious and turned away from Him. They didn’t obey and keep His commandments. Hmmm, this sounds very familiar, because isn’t this also happening in our age? Therefore we can conclude, that the behavior of the old unregenerate man is still the same and has not changed throughout the ages.
As long as people stay carnal and keep living after the flesh, they shall always live in rebellion against God and His Word.
When Christians stay carnal and keep walking after the flesh, then eventually they shall abandon God’s path of life.
God advised His people to turn back to the old paths, kepada FirmanNya, dan ke perintahNya. God always gives a second chance, because He is a loving God.
When you turn back to God’s Word and obey His words you shall walk on the good path of life, yang membawa kepada kehidupan kekal. And when you walk on this path, you shall have peace and rest for your soul
If you are a Christian and you are torn up inside and don’t experience peace and rest your mind (jiwa), then it’s not time to go the way of the world and go to a psychologist, but then it’s time to go to Jesus; to go to the Word.
Sedarlah, berwaspada, kerana musuh kamu ialah syaitan, seperti singa yang mengaum, Berjalan, mencari siapa yang boleh ditelannya
1 Peter 5:8
When you find Jesus, you shall find peace of mind
Jesus lets Himself be found by those, who seek Him. You shall find Him in God’s Word. Therefore take the Word of God, study the Word, and meditate upon His words and commandments day and night. So that your minda akan diperbaharui with His words and you shall find rest. You shall have peace of mind and receive, what you were looking for.
A peace, yang melepasi semua pemahaman, which the world (Ahli psikologi, pakar psikiatri, doktor, ahli terapi, Yoga, relaxation therapies, hypnotherapy, Dll) can’t give you.
‘Jadilah garam bumi’
