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00:01 >> Hello and welcome to It Is
00:02 Written Canada. 00:04 Can we ask you to take a moment 00:07 to think about what you think 00:09 about? 00:10 [RENÉ] What is the first thing 00:11 you think about when you wake up 00:13 in the morning? 00:15 [MIKE] Does your mind drift 00:16 towards fear and what could go 00:19 wrong? 00:20 [RENÉ] Do you worry about your 00:22 children or your parents? 00:25 [MIKE] Your finances? 00:26 [RENÉ] Or the state of the 00:27 world? 00:28 [MIKE] And what effect do your 00:30 thoughts have on your emotions? 00:33 Do you feel agitated, anxious, 00:36 and easily angered? 00:38 >> Or when you wake up in the 00:39 morning, do you have 00:41 peaceful thoughts? 00:43 [MIKE] Even when you know that 00:45 things are bad and complicated 00:47 in the world, do you find 00:49 yourself releasing your cares to 00:52 God and experiencing a calm, 00:54 peaceful tranquility that is far 00:57 beyond your ability to 00:59 understand? 01:00 >> Do you sense God's goodness 01:02 with His Holy Spirit with you 01:05 even when things are not 01:06 going well? 01:07 >> Today on It Is Written 01:09 Canada, you will meet healthcare 01:11 professionals who will share 01:13 with you practical and effective 01:14 ways to help your mind and 01:16 emotions rise above conflict and 01:20 bring more peace into your life. 01:25 ♪♪ 02:01 [birds chirping] 02:08 >> Welcome again to It Is 02:09 Written Canada. 02:10 Because we are living in a world 02:12 that is, unfortunately, filled 02:13 with conflict, we want to share 02:16 with you practical and effective 02:18 ways to rise above that conflict 02:20 and bring more peace into 02:22 your life. 02:24 >> To begin with, we have Flor 02:26 and Richard Green and their baby 02:28 son, Zion. 02:29 They are from Thunder Bay, 02:30 Ontario and Flor and Richard 02:33 love helping people. 02:35 Flor is a medical doctor from 02:37 the Dominican Republic who also 02:40 holds a degree in clinical 02:41 epidemiology from McMaster 02:44 University. 02:45 [MIKE] Richard went to business 02:46 school and is also a trained 02:48 medical missionary. 02:50 Flor and Richard and Baby Zion, 02:52 welcome to It Is Written Canada. 02:55 >> Thank you guys for having us. 02:56 >> It's a pleasure to be here. 02:58 >> We're talking about peace and 03:00 how to get more peace in your 03:01 life and you live in a beautiful 03:04 place out in nature. 03:06 How does that affect your levels 03:08 of peace and your experience of 03:10 peace? 03:11 >> Yeah, I think environment has 03:14 a big impact on our peace, our 03:16 mindset, our daily routines. 03:19 We don't realize how much it 03:21 impacts us. 03:22 I remember growing up in the 03:24 city or the suburbs, in sort of 03:26 a concrete jungle, but close by 03:28 to our home was a lake, it was 03:30 Lake Ontario with a nice little 03:31 beach and that was sort of my 03:33 getaway place where I'd go and 03:35 have walks by the pier and kinda 03:38 clear my thoughts, have some 03:39 meditation and prayer, to sort 03:41 of reflect. 03:42 And you could tell the 03:43 difference in being in that 03:44 environment and in being 03:46 surrounded by stressors, whether 03:47 that was studying for an exam 03:48 and cramming night before an 03:50 exam or, you know, just working. 03:54 And so where we are, we're 03:56 fortunate enough to be 03:57 surrounded by 160 acres of 03:59 greenery and forestry and... 04:03 You could see the difference 04:04 when little, a little deer and 04:06 fawn walk up to the window and 04:08 you're having dinner, it does 04:09 something to you mentally that 04:11 words are just so difficult to 04:13 describe, where there's 04:14 something there where 04:15 environment definitely impacts 04:17 our peace. 04:18 >> It's true, it was completely 04:19 different for me growing up. 04:22 I was in a country where noise 04:26 is part of our daily living. 04:27 Lots of people, lots of 04:29 children, lots of things 04:31 happening on the daily basis and 04:33 there's not lots of nature where 04:35 my house was located. 04:37 So making this transition has 04:39 brought so much more peace and 04:41 it's been so much better for 04:43 myself and for my family. 04:45 >> I know that when you grew up, 04:47 Flor, you did a lot of camping. 04:49 [FLOR] Yes. 04:50 We used to go camping quite 04:52 often to the country and that 04:54 experience brought a lot more 04:56 happiness to my childhood. 04:57 We would look forward to every 04:59 camping trip and that was such a 05:02 blessing because you will not 05:04 only be there with your friends, 05:06 with nature, animals, fruits, 05:09 fresh water, but it was also the 05:13 presence of God in everything 05:14 that was surrounding us. 05:17 >> I think it's hard sometimes 05:18 for people who are confined to 05:20 the city. 05:20 They don't realize how much 05:21 noise is around them. 05:23 I know when we were living in a 05:25 city in Alberta and then we 05:27 moved to the countryside, we 05:28 moved up into the mountains of 05:30 British Columbia, and it 05:32 was so... 05:33 [RENÉ] Quiet. 05:34 [MIKE] ...quiet. 05:35 It was loud it was so quiet, 05:37 you know? 05:38 Like, it was very disturbing to 05:39 my peace, I couldn't sleep at 05:40 night because it was too quiet 05:42 and dark, like, there was no, 05:43 you know, lights from the street 05:45 or anything like that, it was 05:46 just dark and you'd look out and 05:48 there was the stars. 05:50 So that was peaceful and living 05:52 in nature really does bring us 05:54 peace. 05:55 [FLOR & RICHARD] Yes. 05:57 >> So, Flor and Richard, how are 05:59 your thoughts important to 06:01 experiencing peace in your life? 06:05 >> You know, there's a verse 06:06 that comes to my mind, and I'm 06:08 paraphrasing, "As a man thinketh 06:09 in his heart, so is he." 06:11 And our thoughts really are an 06:15 internalization sometimes of our 06:16 surroundings. 06:17 As we look at things, we think 06:20 right away, we can't help it. 06:21 And we often act upon our 06:24 thoughts. 06:25 And so I remember growing up, my 06:27 mom used to sing this little 06:28 song, it was, "Be careful little 06:30 eyes what you see, be careful 06:32 little ears what you hear," and 06:35 that stuck with me for a very 06:36 long time. 06:37 And so whatever it is that we 06:39 are allowing to enter into our 06:41 body, as we know, our body is 06:43 the living temple of the Holy 06:44 Spirit, it impacts us whether 06:46 consciously or subconsciously 06:48 and can have an impact on our 06:50 moods, our emotions, our 06:53 cholesterol, our blood pressure, 06:55 things that we didn't even know 06:57 that it could impact. 06:58 And so when I personally 07:01 remember when COVID started, you 07:03 know, I was glued to the 07:04 television. 07:05 I was stuck to the television on 07:08 CNN and different newscasts, 07:09 looking at what the president 07:10 was saying, or what the news was 07:13 saying and I could realize day 07:14 after day, I was just feeling 07:17 very, you know, down. 07:19 And so it wasn't after a few 07:21 months in that we decided we 07:23 need to take ourselves from the 07:25 TV and be more conscious of the 07:27 things we're allowing into our 07:29 lives because we could tell that 07:30 it was impacting just how we 07:32 were interacting, we were 07:33 feeling fearful and, you know, 07:37 as we were able to control our 07:39 thoughts and be more intentional 07:41 about it, you become sensitive 07:43 to it. 07:44 And so... 07:47 ...it's our responsibility to 07:49 recognize that everything around 07:50 us can impact us both positively 07:53 or negatively and we have to 07:54 make the decision as to what we 07:55 allow into our minds and into 07:57 our bodies. 07:58 >> That's very true. 08:00 It has been established and 08:02 proved that our thoughts, our 08:05 positive or negative thinking, 08:07 will have an impact in our brain 08:09 and in the production of 08:11 cortisol or serotonin and, as we 08:13 know, the more cortisol you 08:15 produce, you will be more 08:17 stressed and peace will simply 08:19 not be a part of your life. 08:21 So we are striving to have a 08:23 life that has peace, not just 08:26 because of the fact that I wanna 08:29 feel secure, but because that's 08:31 the life that God created 08:32 for us. 08:33 He wants us to be happy and He 08:35 wants us to feel peaceful in our 08:37 environments. 08:40 >> Our thoughts really do effect 08:42 our emotions. 08:43 You see, thoughts engender 08:45 feelings or emotions. 08:47 So if we have a negative 08:49 thought, it will generate a 08:50 negative feeling or emotion. 08:52 For example, if someone is 08:54 angry, they're upset, 08:55 frustrated, or annoyed, that's 08:57 often displayed in aggressive 08:59 behaviour. 09:00 So we see how the thought 09:02 actually, it's translated into 09:04 feeling and emotions and as a 09:05 result of that, subsequent of 09:07 that, it turns into behaviour. 09:08 So thoughts are very important. 09:10 Everything begins and ends with 09:12 our thoughts. 09:13 So if we could harness and 09:15 cultivate an environment of 09:17 healthy thinking, positive 09:18 thinking, then as a result of 09:20 that, our emotions, our feelings 09:22 will reflect that type of 09:24 thought. 09:25 So it's important that we 09:26 challenge our thoughts. 09:28 When people come for counseling 09:30 or psychotherapy, many of them 09:32 experience what we call 09:34 "cognitive distortions" or 09:36 "distorted thinking," and what 09:37 we do is we try to challenge 09:39 those type of thoughts, help 09:41 them to look at the other side, 09:44 maybe flip the script, as it 09:45 were, because you're often 09:47 seeing it in a one-dimensional 09:49 or uni-dimensional way. 09:50 So if we could bring them our 09:52 perspective where they haven't 09:54 thought of the other side, then 09:56 that helps them to consider what 09:59 we call a "blind spot." 10:01 So it's really important that we 10:03 challenge our thoughts and 10:05 ensure that our thoughts are 10:08 producing, of course, healthy 10:11 emotions because all the 10:12 emotions begin with their origin 10:15 in the source of our thoughts. 10:17 So the question is, what 10:18 environment, what, shall I say, 10:20 is the soil in which our 10:22 thoughts are planted in? 10:24 And we gotta make sure that we 10:25 have good soil so they can 10:27 produce good thoughts. 10:30 [birds chirping] 10:32 [MIKE] You really do have to be 10:33 intentional about peace, you'd 10:35 be intentional about your 10:37 environment, about your 10:38 thoughts. 10:39 And so there's another 10:42 intentional aspect here and that 10:44 is being intentional about 10:45 forgiveness. 10:48 How does that play into our 10:50 peace? 10:52 >> So growing up, my dad always 10:53 used to say that forgiving is 10:56 not just about yourself or the 10:58 other person, but about the 11:00 whole environment and creating a 11:03 place where you can be happy and 11:04 peaceful. 11:06 He will also say that forgiving 11:09 or not forgiving, holding 11:11 grudges, is like drinking poison 11:14 and expecting to be healed from 11:15 a disease which is the 11:17 complete opposite. 11:19 So forgiving is also an 11:21 intentional act that will 11:23 release you from many negative 11:27 thoughts and negative feelings 11:30 in your life. 11:31 And as we just mentioned, your 11:33 thoughts, your feeling, and the 11:34 way you are inside will directly 11:36 affect the overall state of 11:39 your life. 11:40 [RICHARD] Yeah. 11:40 You know, I think of Jesus and 11:42 His interaction with Peter and 11:44 Peter thought he had all the 11:46 answers. 11:47 He said, you know, "Master, how 11:48 many times should we forgive?" 11:50 and the comment was, "Seven 11:51 times?" 11:52 Jesus says, "No, Peter, seventy 11:54 times seven." 11:55 It wasn't a literal number, it 11:56 was the fact that our lifestyle, 11:59 our mindset should be one of 12:00 releasing each other of the 12:02 wrongs they've done to us. 12:04 And also reminded where Jesus 12:06 says that, you know, "If you 12:08 can't forgive your brother who 12:09 you can see, how do you expect 12:10 your Heavenly Father to 12:11 forgive you?" 12:12 And there's a release, as Flor 12:14 mentioned, that takes place when 12:16 we allow the wrongs that someone 12:19 has done to us to bypass us and 12:22 it no longer has an effect on 12:23 our lives. 12:24 And I think of when Jesus says, 12:25 you know, "My yoke is easy, My 12:27 burden is light." 12:28 What does that really mean? 12:30 It means that we no longer have 12:31 that stress that we walk around 12:33 with of the wrongs that someone 12:36 has committed against us and 12:37 that only truly takes place when 12:39 God Himself lifts those burdens, 12:42 'cause we can only do so much, 12:43 and go to the foot of the cross 12:44 and give it to Him. 12:46 But He literally is willing and 12:48 able to take that baggage, the 12:50 fears, the anxieties, the 12:51 worries, the hurts of the past, 12:53 physically, mentally, 12:54 emotionally, and completely make 12:56 us new, completely make 12:58 us whole. 12:59 And I think that's a huge part 13:02 of our lives that everyone 13:03 needs, not just Christians, not 13:06 just any, you know, random 13:07 person on the street, but every 13:09 single human being needs to 13:11 experience that release. 13:15 In the Lord's prayer, it says, 13:17 "Forgive them of their 13:18 trespasses as we forgive those 13:21 who trespass against us." 13:22 So it means that people will do 13:24 us wrong, but our 13:26 responsibility, our response to 13:28 that situation is what will make 13:30 or break that level of peace 13:31 we're able to experience 13:33 in our lives. 13:33 [MIKE] Yeah. 13:34 So it's been said that when we 13:36 forgive, a captive is set free 13:39 and then we realize that that 13:40 prisoner was us. 13:42 [FLOR] Yes, ourselves. 13:45 >> So, Richard and Flor, what 13:46 are some effective ways that you 13:49 have discovered to rise above 13:51 anger and conflict to bring more 13:54 peace in your life? 13:56 >> Well, I can think of 13:57 something very recent. 13:59 We have a newborn, well, a baby, 14:03 and as we were in the process of 14:06 the pregnancy, we often had 14:10 arguments regarding his name. 14:12 We both have strong 14:13 personalities and it's our first 14:15 baby so we wanted our option to 14:18 be the chosen one, each of us. 14:21 But thinking of it, you have to 14:25 make a commitment to the person 14:27 that you're with. 14:28 It's a relationship of give and 14:30 take, and making that 14:32 commitment also involves make-- 14:36 being able to make concessions 14:39 and being able to be empathetic 14:41 about the position of the other 14:44 person that is across you. 14:46 So making the decision for us 14:47 for our baby's name definitely 14:50 taught us how to commit to each 14:53 other, how to communicate 14:55 better, and how to make 14:56 concessions when it's necessary. 15:00 [RICHARD] Choosing a name for 15:01 our son whose name is Zion, 15:03 which we both love now, had its 15:05 ups and downs, it wasn't a 15:07 smooth, straight line and I 15:09 think that's the life that we 15:10 all live. 15:11 Life isn't linear. 15:12 You'll have those roller coaster 15:14 moments, you will have the peaks 15:16 and the valleys, if you will. 15:18 For me personally, prayer and 15:20 meditation are at the core of 15:23 finding that peace. 15:26 >> So how important is your 15:28 faith in experiencing more peace 15:31 in your life? 15:32 [FLOR] I'll say it's very 15:33 important. 15:35 For me, my faith is not simply 15:39 about a religion or going to 15:41 church once a week and 15:43 worshiping there and meeting 15:44 with friends. 15:45 So the way we live, it's a 15:47 practical way of exercising 15:49 our faith. 15:51 [RICHARD] For me, my faith 15:53 impacts every area of my life 15:55 and my wife's life and my son's 15:57 life, from what we eat, to how 15:59 we dress, to our rest, to our 16:02 nutrition. 16:03 So it's really the bedrock of 16:06 our relationship with each 16:08 other, relationship with God. 16:10 Even though I grew up in the 16:11 church, faith has everything to 16:14 do with my life, how I live, how 16:17 I talk, my interactions with 16:21 people... 16:22 Growing up, I took my faith for 16:24 granted because I didn't really 16:26 value it, and they say you don't 16:28 really know what you have until 16:29 you lose something. 16:31 And I went through those 16:32 rebellious years where I, not 16:36 rejected my faith, but didn't 16:38 pay much attention to it and it 16:40 waned over time and it wasn't 16:42 until I had that void in my 16:43 life, realizing that there is 16:45 this tension that was building 16:47 up, uncertain of what to fill 16:50 that void with, that I really 16:53 remembered that, "Hey, it's not 16:55 about religion per se, it's 16:57 about relationship." 16:59 And so I'm reminded in 17:00 Revelation where Jesus says to 17:01 remember your first love and so 17:03 for me it came full circle and 17:05 then that was the realization 17:07 that my faith is the bedrock of 17:10 peace in my life, it's the 17:13 bedrock for understanding God 17:15 and the Bible says without 17:16 faith, you can't please God. 17:18 I believe that all the 17:20 experiences that we go through 17:22 that build our faith, sometimes 17:23 the trials and the tribulations, 17:26 they all work out for good. 17:28 As the Word says, "All things 17:29 work together for good." 17:30 And so all these elements come 17:32 together to give us this 17:35 connection with God that we 17:37 perhaps never had or experienced 17:38 in the first place, but when it 17:39 becomes personal, then the peace 17:42 comes rushing in like a wind in 17:44 a desert. 17:46 >> Mmm, good illustration. 17:48 Also think of water, you 17:49 mentioned water earlier and how 17:51 important that is, you know, He 17:52 leads me beside the still waters 17:54 and, you know, peace is like 17:56 a river. 17:57 So we're going to have our 17:59 friends, Cathy and Arlete, and 18:01 they're gonna be talking about 18:02 the importance of water, really 18:04 drinking water, and how that is 18:07 really good for our health and 18:09 brings us many benefits. 18:10 So let's take a look at this. 18:14 >> Hi, everyone. 18:15 My name is Arlete Susana and 18:16 this is my sister-in-law. 18:18 >> Hello, my name is Cathy. 18:19 >> Thanks so much for coming to 18:20 visit me today, Cathy. 18:21 >> That's just my pleasure. 18:22 I really like being next to 18:23 the water. 18:24 It's so peaceful. 18:25 Yeah. 18:26 >> Speaking of water, actually, 18:27 did you know that our bodies are 18:29 about 75% water and our brains 18:32 are actually closer to 85%? 18:34 So water is super important for 18:36 us, not just for our mental 18:37 health and being out in nature 18:38 like this, but internally for 18:40 our body's health. 18:41 The water helps to cleanse any 18:43 toxins, to hydrate our cells, 18:45 and to just keep everything 18:46 moving well. 18:47 >> Actually, our family likes to 18:48 start off the day with a nice 18:49 big glass of water. 18:51 >> That's a really great 18:53 practice to get into. 18:54 I actually recommend to my 18:55 clients and to all of us, our 18:56 family, that we start off our 18:58 day with actually warm 19:00 lemon water. 19:01 And the way that you do this is 19:02 you take half a lemon, you get 19:03 the juice of-- the whole half of 19:05 lemon if that's what you like, 19:07 if you like it extra lemony, 19:08 squeeze it into a glass, pour 19:10 about halfway of 19:11 room-temperature water, and just 19:13 top it up with boiling water so 19:15 that it's the perfect 19:17 temperature of warm. 19:18 It's actually a little warmer 19:19 than cool, it matches your 19:20 internal body temperature so 19:22 that when you wake up in the 19:24 morning, you're still nice and 19:25 warm, that water is excellent. 19:27 You drink it quickly and it acts 19:29 like a little flush. 19:30 And then just follow it-- drink 19:32 it in about 15 minutes, then 19:33 follow it up with a second glass 19:36 of just plain water. 19:38 >> But you don't have to drink 19:39 the second one so quickly. 19:40 >> No, you don't have to drink 19:41 it as quickly. 19:42 And actually if you don't have 19:44 a lemon or if you have sensitive 19:46 teeth, your teeth enamel or 19:48 whatever is extra sensitive, 19:50 instead of doing the lemon 19:51 juice, you can try adding lemon 19:53 essential oil, just one drop to 19:55 that glass, and it'll still-- 19:57 still warm, and it'll still have 19:58 the same flushing effect as if 20:00 you had it with the freshly 20:02 squeezed lemon. 20:03 >> But, you know, if you don't 20:04 have the oil, you can drink your 20:08 water with a straw because 20:09 that'll bypass your teeth and 20:10 then you don't have to worry 20:11 about, you know, wearing down 20:13 your enamel or anything 20:14 like that. 20:14 >> That's a really great tip, 20:15 actually, yeah. 20:17 >> So now the question is, how 20:18 much water do I need to drink? 20:20 >> That's a good question, too, 20:21 and there's actually a formula 20:22 for that. 20:22 So you take your body weight in 20:24 pounds and you divide it by 2 20:26 and then you take that number 20:28 and you divide it by 8 ounces 20:29 and it'll give you the number of 20:31 8-ounce glasses of water that 20:33 you should have in a day. 20:34 And what I usually do, for my 20:36 weight I need to drink between 20:38 seven to eight glasses of water, 20:39 so what I do is I fill up my 20:41 water bottle, this is a 20:42 one-litre bottle, so that's 20:43 about four 8-ounce cups, and if 20:45 I need to drink eight, that 20:47 means I need to drink two 20:48 bottles full. 20:49 So I start off by having the 20:51 first bottle in the morning and 20:52 then in the afternoon, I have my 20:54 second and I know that I've had 20:56 as much water as I need for my 20:57 current weight. 20:58 >> Yeah, I like that because I'm 21:00 visual and also it's a reminder 21:03 'cause throughout the day you're 21:04 so busy and it's really easy not 21:06 to drink your water so it's nice 21:07 to have it where you see it. 21:08 >> And you can take it with you, 21:09 it's portable, and you can take 21:11 it with you. 21:12 >> Just remember to take it. 21:12 >> Absolutely. 21:13 >> Okay, now I have the 21:14 question, when should I be 21:15 drinking this water? 21:17 >> Well, there is a 21:17 recommendation for that as well. 21:19 You should be drinking your 21:20 water throughout the day and 21:22 your water bottle will serve as 21:23 your reminder, but you should 21:25 stop drinking about half an hour 21:27 before your meals so that you 21:29 have enough hydration for your 21:31 actual meal. 21:32 Don't drink anything at all with 21:34 your meal, not even water or any 21:35 other drinks, juices, etcetera, 21:37 and then start drinking your 21:38 water again, plain, about an 21:40 hour after your meals. 21:43 And then you can just drink the 21:44 rest of your water throughout 21:45 the day. 21:46 The reason why we do this, 21:47 because I know you're probably 21:48 thinking and asking, wondering 21:50 why, is we don't drink with our 21:52 meals so that we're not diluting 21:54 your stomach acids so that 21:56 they're at their full strength 21:58 to be able to digest your food 22:00 properly. 22:01 And water is not just excellent 22:02 for our internal health, but 22:04 it's very important for our 22:06 external health as well. 22:08 >> I like my hot showers. 22:09 I like my hot showers, but it's 22:11 recommended that before you 22:12 leave the shower, just to turn 22:14 on the cold and it'll 22:15 invigorate you. 22:16 >> That's excellent. 22:17 That's actually a form of 22:18 hydrotherapy and if you do that 22:20 hot and cold contrasting showers 22:22 or baths, it's like a little 22:23 internal massage where the hot 22:25 will actually dilate your 22:28 muscles and veins and vessels, 22:29 etcetera, and the cold will 22:31 constrict it. 22:32 So if you do that contrast a few 22:34 times, it'll be like a little 22:35 internal massage and it'll just 22:37 get your circulation going and 22:39 it is just, it's relaxing and 22:40 peaceful as well. 22:41 >> For sure. 22:42 >> So those are some of the many 22:44 ways you can use water and 22:45 benefit from it, internally by 22:47 drinking it and enjoying it, and 22:49 also externally. 22:51 So it's such an amazing thing. 22:53 So why don't we enjoy a nice 22:54 glass of water together. 22:55 >> Absolutely. 22:56 >> It's important to stay 22:57 hydrated, especially when it's 22:58 sunny and hot. 23:00 So hopefully you've learned some 23:02 tips and that you will enjoy 23:03 drinking some more water every 23:05 day so that it can be of benefit 23:07 to you. 23:08 [CATHY] Cheers. 23:09 [ARLETE] Cheers. 23:09 [glasses clink] 23:14 >> So what about you, are you 23:15 getting enough water? 23:17 With so many health benefits 23:19 of-- to water, to drinking water 23:21 as Cathy and Arlete mentioned 23:23 to us, it's-- I think it's 23:24 important that we kinda keep our 23:25 water bottle next to us and keep 23:27 sipping throughout the day and 23:28 get enough water. 23:29 So one final question, Richard 23:31 and Flor, thinking about peace 23:34 and the Bible, is there a Bible 23:37 text or maybe a Bible story that 23:39 brings peace to your mind when 23:41 you're feeling in turmoil or 23:42 maybe you can't sleep at night, 23:43 something that just puts you in 23:45 a state of peace. 23:47 >> Yes, absolutely. 23:49 I think of Psalms 23, verse 1. 23:53 "The Lord is my shepherd, 23:55 thou shalt not want..." 23:57 What great comfort that brings! 24:00 Any thing, any worries, any 24:02 anxiety, I can just leave it to 24:04 God and He will take care of it. 24:07 I also think of the fruits of 24:09 the Holy Spirit and peace being 24:10 one of them. 24:11 I wanna think that I am living a 24:14 life that is honouring God and 24:16 that the Holy Spirit is within 24:18 me as I am a temple, right? 24:21 So I want peace in my life and I 24:24 want the Holy Spirit to be in me 24:26 and be peace one of the fruits 24:28 that are showing off because of 24:30 His performance in my life. 24:34 [RICHARD] There's several verses 24:35 that come to my mind when I 24:36 think about peace and Psalms 23 24:39 is a beautiful one. 24:40 I think of Jeremiah 33, verse 3 24:43 where the Lord says... 24:51 It gives me a sense of comfort 24:52 to know that I have access, we 24:55 have access, to the throne room 24:57 of God as where it says to come 24:59 boldly to the throne of grace. 25:00 We're not alone. 25:02 God is with us even in the midst 25:03 of the trials and a verse that 25:05 particularly comes to my mind is 25:07 Exodus 14:14. 25:08 "The Lord will fight your 25:09 battles, but you must hold 25:11 your peace." 25:13 And it reminds me, reminds us, 25:16 that we'll go through these 25:17 skirmishes, these challenges, 25:19 but we do not need to fear 25:21 because God is in the midst, 25:22 fighting for us at all times. 25:26 >> So, Richard and Flor, we have 25:28 come to the end of our time with 25:30 you, but before we let you go, 25:32 Richard, I wonder if I could ask 25:34 you to pray for our viewers and 25:36 our listeners so they can 25:38 experience more peace 25:40 in their lives. 25:41 >> Absolutely. 25:42 Let's bow our heads in prayer. 25:44 Dear Heavenly Father, we are so 25:45 grateful for this opportunity we 25:48 can pause in our day-to-day 25:50 activities and to just-- we're 25:51 reminded of how we are able to 25:54 gain peace in our lives when we 25:55 surrender everything to You. 25:57 And for anyone who is listening 25:59 in this moment, we pray that 26:01 Your Holy Spirit would rest upon 26:02 them and give them that great 26:04 gift of peace that we all so 26:06 desire. 26:07 You said to ask and it shall be 26:10 given unto us, seek and we shall 26:13 find, knock, the door shall be 26:14 opened unto us. 26:16 So, Lord, we pray that Your 26:17 peace will come in like a 26:19 rushing wind and lift every 26:20 burden that they may be facing, 26:22 that we might be facing in this 26:23 moment. 26:24 In Jesus's precious name, amen. 26:27 [MIKE & RENÉ] Amen. 26:28 >> Richard and Flor, thank you 26:30 so much for joining us today on 26:32 It Is Written Canada. 26:33 >> Thank you so much for 26:34 having us. 26:34 >> Thank you, it's been a 26:35 pleasure. 26:39 >> Clearly and consistently, the 26:41 Bible points the way to peace in 26:44 the presence of life's 26:45 challenges. 26:47 >> Verses like Psalm 85, 26:48 verse 8... 26:55 Whenever I feel restless and I 26:57 can't sleep at night, I meditate 26:59 on Psalms like this and they 27:02 give me more peace. 27:04 >> Another book we would like to 27:06 recommend to help you find more 27:08 peace in your life is our free 27:11 offer, a book entitled, I Want 27:14 More BLANK In My Life. 27:16 >> You fill in the blank, "I 27:18 want more peace in my life, or 27:20 joy, hope, rest, security, 27:23 connections," you name it. 27:24 This little book can help you 27:26 find what you are searching for. 27:31 >> Before you go, we would like 27:33 to invite you to follow us on 27:35 Instagram and Facebook and 27:37 subscribe to our YouTube channel 27:40 and also listen to our Podcasts. 27:42 And if you go to our website, 27:44 you can see our latest programs. 27:47 >> Friends, if you want more 27:49 peace in your life, we want to 27:51 recommend to you the ultimate 27:53 book, the Bible, where Jesus 27:55 received strength in His time of 27:57 severest temptation with the 27:59 Devil, when He declared, "It is 28:02 written, 'Man shall not live by 28:04 bread alone, but by every word 28:06 that proceeds out of the mouth 28:09 of God.'" 28:10 ♪♪ 28:49 [water rushing] 28:52 [muffled voices] |
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