{"id":4916,"date":"2015-01-16T11:18:24","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T09:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=4916"},"modified":"2015-03-06T18:08:15","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T16:08:15","slug":"we-need-more-than-political-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/we-need-more-than-political-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"We Need More Than Political Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Violence, fighting and war continue to increase in this world. It&#8217;s a problem that our governments and military will never completely solve.<\/p>\n<p>Yet peace is not far off!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00N2KRTXQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00N2KRTXQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sukfam-20&amp;linkId=7KGAPI4RZ64B4FQ4\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4917\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/we-need-more-than-political-peace\/sony-dsc-247\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC02861.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,359\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1421150869&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SONY DSC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC02861.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4917\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC02861.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC02861.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC02861-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC02861-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC02861-573x321.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In today\u2019s world, peace is sought after by nearly everyone but it is rarely found. Some have even called political peace a time to reload, unfortunately, that statement is more accurate than I\u2019d like to admit!<br \/>\nThe peace that God offers us through Jesus is unique. Unlike political peace, it\u2019s not a time to reload! Jesus satisfies our greatest need for peace on the heart level. He allows us to have peace with God.<br \/>\n&#8216;Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.&#8217; (John 14:27)<br \/>\nPaul tells us in Ephesians 2:14 that Jesus is our peace. He stands between us and God because he satisfied God\u2019s judgement on our sin by providing a perfect sacrifice when he died on the cross. As a result, we can have peace with God when we trust in Jesus\u2019 work on our behalf.<br \/>\nNo one can take that kind of peace away from you and no fear can stand against it. It\u2019s a peace that will be with you for eternity!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00N2KRTXQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00N2KRTXQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sukfam-20&amp;linkId=7KGAPI4RZ64B4FQ4\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;What if&#8230; How to Kill Worry and Anxiety Before They Kill You!&#8221;<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Violence, fighting and war continue to increase in this world. It&#8217;s a problem that our governments and military will never completely solve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[31],"tags":[327,361,336,293],"class_list":["post-4916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writing","tag-anxiety","tag-peace","tag-what-if-book","tag-worry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC02861.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3izZc-1hi","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4409,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/38-how-to-conquer-your-fears-and-face-the-facts\/","url_meta":{"origin":4916,"position":0},"title":"#38 How to Conquer Your Fears and Face the Facts","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"September 19, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The first time I watched the movie Jaws I was about ten years old! 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