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Monday, December 5
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When I keep my eyes on Jesus, the drama, anxiety, suffering, and fear that once plagued me are gone. I see how beautiful Jesus is. I see how he is worthy of my worship. When the world
seems to crash around me, I’ve been learning to double down on my time with God. This is how I keep my eyes on him. I make sure I am reading Scripture and praying and singing to God, and when I do this, I realize just how marvelous God is, and my problems don’t seem that big at all. And I feel that peace I read about and was promised, that serenity.
I have learned this most the last six months. Each time a trial comes, it takes me less time to look at Jesus. Each time, I feel I have learned so much since the last time. I am learning to trust God so much more. I feel at peace so much more quickly during the trial. And I know, one day, as I learn to keep my eyes on Jesus and to spend as much time as possible walking through this life with him, this sense of serenity won’t go away. Even when the wave threatens to crash upon me, I know he’s with me.
—Excerpted from “A Sense of Serenity” by Shemaiah Gonzalez
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