Why Peace Slips Away—and How You Can Reclaim It Today

When peace leaks, behavior fixes won’t hold. We can string together better days, but if the heart still entertains old alliances—unforgiveness, self‑protection, secret dependencies—peace evaporates under pressure. Jesus offers more than symptom relief; He offers a new heart that can carry His peace into real life. These insights reflect the transformation path outlined in Be Transformed: New Life Awaits, which emphasizes that exterior change without heart change won’t last.

Three common “peace leaks” to close:

1. Unforgiveness. Withholding mercy keeps the door cracked to torment and robs authority to resist temptation. Confess, forgive from the heart, and ask the Lord to remove bitterness at the root.

2. Hidden alliances. Any trusted substitute for God—control, anger for motivation, numbing behaviors—divides our devotion and weakens our spiritual house. Renounce and repent of these alliances and ask God to be your sole source.

3. Knowing without doing. Scripture memorization and activity are vital, but obedience is what reshapes the heart into Christ’s likeness and makes peace durable.

A simple prayer to start:
“Father, I renounce every alliance that competes with You. I forgive as You forgave me. Make my heart like Jesus’—whole, obedient, and at peace.”

Next step (podcast):
Want practical handles for restoring peace? Listen to the podcast “The What and Why of Losing Your Peace.”

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Healing the Heart: Breaking Free from Grief

Grief is a natural response to loss, but for many, it becomes a lingering weight—an emotional dependency that keeps the heart bound in sorrow. Even believers who trust in God’s promises can find themselves stuck in cycles of pain, unable to move forward. Why?

Because grief, when left unhealed, becomes a heart condition. And healing requires more than time—it requires transformation.

In the podcast Breaking Free of Grief, we hear how loss can create emotional dependencies that distort our ability to live in peace. The story shared reveals that grief isn’t just about missing someone—it’s about what our hearts relied on that person to provide. When those needs go unmet, the pain deepens, and healing stalls.

This truth is central to Be Transformed: New Life Awaits. Like a Marine recruit who becomes someone new through rigorous internal change, we must allow God to reshape our hearts. Transformation doesn’t erase the memory of loss—it heals the dependency that keeps us stuck.

God’s plan is not for us to live in perpetual sorrow. He offers comfort, peace, and restoration. But to receive it, we must surrender our grief—not just the emotion, but the underlying heart drivers that keep it alive.

If you’re carrying grief that feels immovable, ask yourself: Am I allowing God to heal my heart, or am I just managing the pain?

Listen to the podcast Breaking Free of Grief to discover how heart transformation brings freedom and peace after loss.

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