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@Mayflower I had forgotten that reference to peace in Romans 8.6. Thank-you for the reminder! :)

@VictoryinJesus ; @amadeus Matthew 19.14: "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven."

@Addy Great header verse there also from the Psalms that is very relevant!

PS: Remarkable that so many Christians now seem to come to a similar conclusion? FHII said: ↑ QueenCat said: forums dot thewelltrainedmind dot com

@Mayflower Those verses in context in chapter 4 all fit in together so well... :)

@Mayflower Isaiah 48.10: "I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction". In the end it's not in avoiding the furnace of affliction at all costs but in knowing deeply by faith that we are indeed chosen, that there is the blessing.

Hi @Mayflower I also think Philippians 4.8 is a great guide to true reality in the light of eternal values :) :

@amadeus Good verse there...! :) On another thread recently we have been looking at the theme of peace also in John 14 and Philippians 4.

I like the writer of the Hebrews' exhortation to keep 'looking unto Jesus' (Hebrews 12.2); the previous chapter speaks of all sorts of upheavals in Old Testament saints' lives, but the Lord brought them through 'by faith'...

@Marvelloustime Encouraging verse there! :)

John's First Epistle is very searching, isn't it? :)

@Mayflower That Proverbs passage is often quote — and with reason! :)

@Mayflower Well, unknown to others often, Scriptures shared and meditated upon can and should indeed be for our mutual encouragement, right? :)

@Mayflower Well, it's now what people do; it's a means to communicate they embrace; it's an art form they use. Many people on this site have confirmed it... Rita said: ↑ Acolyte said: ↑ UnrulyBeauty said: ↑ Clearly - one by one as individuals - a lot of Christians (of both genders) think...

@Mayflower And of course your header verse is from the same chapter of Philippians. :)

@Mayflower Paul had this experience: "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."...

@Mayflower Indeed; and there is the promise of the Lord Jesus in John 16.13: "...when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come."

@Mayflower It's closed now, but interestingly among all the respondents only 3 (10%) were hostile to tattoo art. I think it shows how much scope there is to communicate a really worthwhile message via the art form. (If this makes sense?)

@Mayflower Linking in with passages such as John 14 and Philippians 4, the words of this hymn are also apt: "1 When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll; whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, "It is well, it is well with my soul." Refrain It is well...

Keep posting, ppl. :)