Today we are walking in: STOP LETTING EVERYTHING SHAKE YOU PART 2
Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 26:3
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
PEACE
Today we look to the word—PEACE—H7965—shalom—completeness, soundness, welfare, peace; safety, soundness, welfare, health, prosperity; peace, quiet, tranquility, contentment; peace in human relationships; peace with Elohiym, especially in covenant relationship.
Today we look to the word—PEACE—H7965—shalom—completeness, soundness, welfare, peace; safety, soundness, welfare, health, prosperity; peace, quiet, tranquility, contentment; peace in human relationships; peace with Elohiym, especially in covenant relationship.
The Torah Testifies……….
Bemidbar (Numbers) 6:24-26
YAHUAH bless thee, and guard thee: YAHUAH make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: YAHUAH lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace H7965.
Bemidbar (Numbers) 6:24-26
YAHUAH bless thee, and guard thee: YAHUAH make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: YAHUAH lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace H7965.
The Prophets Proclaim………
Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 26:3
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace H7965, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 32:17
And the work of righteousness shall be peace H7965; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever.
Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 26:3
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace H7965, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 32:17
And the work of righteousness shall be peace H7965; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever.
The Writings Witness………
Tehilliym (Psalm) 4:8
I will both lay me down in peace H7965, and sleep: for thou, YAHUAH, only makest me dwell in safety.
Tehilliym (Psalm) 119:165
Great peace H7965 have they which love thy Torah: and nothing shall offend them.
Tehilliym (Psalm) 4:8
I will both lay me down in peace H7965, and sleep: for thou, YAHUAH, only makest me dwell in safety.
Tehilliym (Psalm) 119:165
Great peace H7965 have they which love thy Torah: and nothing shall offend them.
Now, let us go deeper because if you truly want to stop letting everything shake you, you must first understand why everything shakes some people in the first place. The answer may surprise you. Most people think they are struggling with difficult circumstances. In reality, many are struggling with a fragile identity.
Because whatever controls your identity eventually controls your emotions. Whatever determines your worth eventually determines your reactions. Whatever you build your confidence upon eventually determines your stability.
This is why two people can experience the exact same situation and respond completely differently. One person receives criticism and completely falls apart. Another receives criticism and calmly evaluates whether there is anything useful to learn from it. One person experiences rejection and begins questioning their value. Another experiences rejection and continues moving forward with confidence. One person encounters a setback and becomes discouraged for weeks. Another encounters a setback and sees it as part of the journey.
The situation is the same. The difference is the foundation. And that foundation is often identity.
Let me explain. Imagine building a house on sand. The structure may look impressive. It may appear strong. It may seem stable. But when pressure comes, the weakness is exposed. The problem was never the storm. The problem was the foundation.
Many people have built their identity on things that were never designed to support it. Some have built their identity on people’s approval. As long as people praise them, they feel valuable. As long as people celebrate them, they feel confident. As long as people agree with them, they feel secure. But what happens when criticism arrives? What happens when someone disagrees? What happens when approval disappears? Suddenly, their emotional world begins to shake. Why? Because they built their confidence on something unstable.
Others build their identity on performance. They feel valuable when they succeed. They feel worthy when they achieve. They feel important when they accomplish something impressive. But what happens when they fail? What happens when they make a mistake? What happens when they experience a setback? Now their entire sense of worth is threatened. Again, not because failure destroyed them, but because their identity was attached to something fragile.
Others build their identity on possessions, their status, their appearance, their position, or their reputation. The problem with all of those things is that they can change. And anything that can be taken away is a dangerous place to build your identity.
This is why some people are constantly living on an emotional roller coaster. A compliment lifts them up. A criticism tears them down. A good day makes them happy. A bad day makes them miserable. A success makes them confident. A setback makes them insecure. Their emotions rise and fall with every circumstance because their identity rises and falls with every circumstance.
But Elohiym never intended for you to live that way. Elohiym never intended for your peace to depend on public opinion. Elohiym never intended for your confidence to depend on constant success. Elohiym never intended for your joy to depend on favorable circumstances. He intended for your identity to be rooted in Him.
That is why Mishlei (Proverbs) chapter 29, verse 25, contains such powerful wisdom. It says, “The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in YAHUAH shall be safe.”
Think about that word: snare. A trap. A trap captures. A trap restricts. A trap prevents freedom. And according to Scripture, one of the greatest traps a person can enter is becoming controlled by what other people think.
How many dreams have been abandoned because of fear of criticism? How many opportunities have been missed because of fear of rejection? How many people have remained stuck because they were more concerned with public opinion than Elohiym’s purpose?
Fear of people is expensive. It costs confidence. It costs courage. It costs growth. It costs peace. And perhaps most importantly, it costs purpose. Because when you become controlled by people’s opinions, you eventually stop living for Elohiym’s approval. You start living for theirs.
And the problem is that people are impossible to satisfy consistently. One day they celebrate you. The next day they criticize you. One day they support you. The next day they question you. One day they praise you. The next day they misunderstand you. If your peace depends on people, your peace will always be unstable.
That is why emotionally strong people think differently. They understand that their identity is not determined by public opinion. It is determined by Elohiym’s truth. They understand that criticism does not define them. Failure does not define them. Rejection does not define them. Their circumstances do not define them. Elohiym defines them.
And when Elohiym becomes the source of your identity, something powerful happens. You stop needing constant validation. You stop chasing approval. You stop allowing every opinion to control your emotions. You stop treating criticism like a catastrophe because you know who you are. And when you know who you are, other people’s opinions lose much of their power.
Think about Yahusha. People praised Him. People criticized Him. People followed Him. People abandoned Him. People celebrated Him. People mocked Him. Yet through it all, He remained focused on His assignment. Why? Because His identity came from the Father, not from the crowd.
And the same principle applies to us. The more secure you become in Elohiym’s view of you, the less vulnerable you become to the opinions around you. The more rooted you become in your purpose, the less easily distracted you become by criticism. The more confident you become in Elohiym’s calling, the less power fear has over your decisions.
This is one of the secrets of emotional stability. Emotionally stable people do not derive their worth from temporary things. They derive it from eternal truth. They know who they are. They know whose they are. And because of that, they are much harder to shake.
But there is another reason people lose their peace. Sometimes it is not because they care too much about opinions. Sometimes it is because they give their attention to things that never deserved it in the first place. They react to every comment, every offense, every disagreement, every distraction, and every piece of negativity, and before long their energy is depleted and their peace is gone.
Which raises an important question: What if one of the greatest forms of wisdom is simply knowing what to ignore?
Now, this may be one of the most practical lessons you will ever learn if you want to protect your peace. Not everything deserves your attention. Read that again in your mind. Not everything deserves your attention.
Because one of the biggest mistakes people make is treating every situation as if it requires a response. Every criticism requires a response. Every opinion requires a response. Every disagreement requires a response. Every accusation requires a response. Every offense requires a response. And before long, they are emotionally exhausted.
Why? Because they are spending energy on things that were never worthy of their attention in the first place.
Think about how much of your peace has been lost fighting battles that never should have been fought. Think about how many hours have been wasted replaying conversations. How many days have been ruined by comments. How many opportunities have been missed because your focus was consumed by something insignificant.
The truth is that attention is one of your most valuable resources. Where your attention goes, your energy follows. Where your energy goes, your life follows. That means every time you give your attention to something unnecessary, you are paying for it with a piece of your life.
And the enemy understands this. Sometimes he does not need to destroy your purpose. He only needs to distract you from it. He does not need to stop your progress. He only needs to divide your attention because a distracted person rarely reaches their full potential.
This is why wisdom is not only knowing what to focus on. Wisdom is also knowing what to ignore.
Mature people understand something that immature people often miss. You do not have to attend every argument you are invited to. You do not have to respond to every criticism. You do not have to defend yourself against every accusation. You do not have to explain yourself to everyone. You do not have to carry every burden. You do not have to fight every battle.
Some things are simply distractions disguised as emergencies. And if you are not careful, they will consume your peace.
One of the greatest examples of this principle is found in the life of Yahusha. Think about it. Yahusha was perfect, yet He was criticized. Yahusha healed people, yet He was criticized. Yahusha loved people, yet He was criticized. Yahusha served people, yet He was criticized.
Now think about that. If Yahusha could not avoid criticism, what makes us think we can?
The problem is that many people are trying to build a life where nobody misunderstands them, nobody criticizes them, nobody disagrees with them, and nobody speaks negatively about them. That life does not exist. Even Yahusha experienced those things.
The question is not whether criticism will come. The question is how you will respond when it does.
And this is where Yahusha provides an extraordinary example. In Mattithyahu (Matthew) chapter 27, verses 12 through 14, Yahusha is standing before His accusers. False accusations are being made. Lies are being spoken. People are attacking His character, yet the Scriptures tell us something remarkable.
Yahusha remains silent.
Imagine that. The Son of Elohiym had every ability to defend Himself, every ability to argue, every ability to prove them wrong. Yet He chose silence.
Why? Because He understood something powerful. Not every accusation deserves a defense. Not every attack deserves a response. Not every critic deserves your attention.
Yahusha understood that purpose is too valuable to be constantly interrupted by distractions. Many people lose their peace because they feel obligated to answer everything, to correct everything, to explain everything, and to defend everything. But maturity teaches you that silence is often more powerful than argument.
Silence protects energy. Silence protects focus. Silence protects peace. Sometimes the strongest response is no response at all.
Think about how many conflicts would disappear if people learned this principle. How many arguments would never escalate? How many relationships would avoid unnecessary damage? How much emotional energy would be preserved? Because the truth is that some battles cannot be won through argument. They can only be won through wisdom. And wisdom often knows when to walk away.
Let me ask you something. Have you ever spent hours worrying about something that did not matter a week later? Have you ever lost sleep over an issue that eventually resolved itself? Have you ever become emotionally drained over something you can barely remember today? Most of us have.
That is because emotions often exaggerate importance. They make temporary situations feel permanent. They make small problems feel enormous. They make distractions feel urgent. But wisdom helps us separate what is important from what is merely loud.
Not everything that demands your attention deserves your attention.
That is a lesson productive people understand. The most effective people in the world are not those who do everything. They are those who focus on the right things. They know that every yes costs something. Every response costs time. Every distraction costs focus. Every unnecessary battle costs energy.
And because they understand this, they become selective. Not careless. Not indifferent. Selective. They choose where to invest their attention. And that is exactly what you must do if you want to protect your peace.
Imagine your attention as valuable currency. Would you spend money on things that bring no value? Of course not. Then why spend emotional energy on things that bring no value? Why allow someone’s negativity to occupy your mind all day? Why allow one careless comment to steal your joy? Why allow every piece of bad news to dominate your thoughts? Why allow every disagreement to become your burden?
Your attention is too valuable for that. Your purpose is too important for that. Your peace is too precious for that.
The people who accomplish great things learn to guard their attention fiercely. They understand that focus creates progress. Distraction creates delay. Focus creates growth. Distraction creates frustration. Focus creates peace. Distraction creates chaos.
And perhaps someone listening today needs to hear this. You have been giving too much attention to things that do not deserve it. Too much attention to criticism. Too much attention to negativity. Too much attention to distractions. Too much attention to opinions. Too much attention to problems you cannot solve.
No wonder you feel exhausted. No wonder you feel overwhelmed. No wonder your peace feels fragile. You were never designed to carry all of that.
Elohiym is inviting you to let some things go. To stop responding to everything. To stop fighting every battle. To stop giving every issue access to your mind. Because peace grows when your need to react decreases.
And once you learn that, another life-changing realization begins to emerge. Sometimes the reason we react so strongly is because we take things personally that were never really about us in the first place.
Because whatever controls your identity eventually controls your emotions. Whatever determines your worth eventually determines your reactions. Whatever you build your confidence upon eventually determines your stability.
This is why two people can experience the exact same situation and respond completely differently. One person receives criticism and completely falls apart. Another receives criticism and calmly evaluates whether there is anything useful to learn from it. One person experiences rejection and begins questioning their value. Another experiences rejection and continues moving forward with confidence. One person encounters a setback and becomes discouraged for weeks. Another encounters a setback and sees it as part of the journey.
The situation is the same. The difference is the foundation. And that foundation is often identity.
Let me explain. Imagine building a house on sand. The structure may look impressive. It may appear strong. It may seem stable. But when pressure comes, the weakness is exposed. The problem was never the storm. The problem was the foundation.
Many people have built their identity on things that were never designed to support it. Some have built their identity on people’s approval. As long as people praise them, they feel valuable. As long as people celebrate them, they feel confident. As long as people agree with them, they feel secure. But what happens when criticism arrives? What happens when someone disagrees? What happens when approval disappears? Suddenly, their emotional world begins to shake. Why? Because they built their confidence on something unstable.
Others build their identity on performance. They feel valuable when they succeed. They feel worthy when they achieve. They feel important when they accomplish something impressive. But what happens when they fail? What happens when they make a mistake? What happens when they experience a setback? Now their entire sense of worth is threatened. Again, not because failure destroyed them, but because their identity was attached to something fragile.
Others build their identity on possessions, their status, their appearance, their position, or their reputation. The problem with all of those things is that they can change. And anything that can be taken away is a dangerous place to build your identity.
This is why some people are constantly living on an emotional roller coaster. A compliment lifts them up. A criticism tears them down. A good day makes them happy. A bad day makes them miserable. A success makes them confident. A setback makes them insecure. Their emotions rise and fall with every circumstance because their identity rises and falls with every circumstance.
But Elohiym never intended for you to live that way. Elohiym never intended for your peace to depend on public opinion. Elohiym never intended for your confidence to depend on constant success. Elohiym never intended for your joy to depend on favorable circumstances. He intended for your identity to be rooted in Him.
That is why Mishlei (Proverbs) chapter 29, verse 25, contains such powerful wisdom. It says, “The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in YAHUAH shall be safe.”
Think about that word: snare. A trap. A trap captures. A trap restricts. A trap prevents freedom. And according to Scripture, one of the greatest traps a person can enter is becoming controlled by what other people think.
How many dreams have been abandoned because of fear of criticism? How many opportunities have been missed because of fear of rejection? How many people have remained stuck because they were more concerned with public opinion than Elohiym’s purpose?
Fear of people is expensive. It costs confidence. It costs courage. It costs growth. It costs peace. And perhaps most importantly, it costs purpose. Because when you become controlled by people’s opinions, you eventually stop living for Elohiym’s approval. You start living for theirs.
And the problem is that people are impossible to satisfy consistently. One day they celebrate you. The next day they criticize you. One day they support you. The next day they question you. One day they praise you. The next day they misunderstand you. If your peace depends on people, your peace will always be unstable.
That is why emotionally strong people think differently. They understand that their identity is not determined by public opinion. It is determined by Elohiym’s truth. They understand that criticism does not define them. Failure does not define them. Rejection does not define them. Their circumstances do not define them. Elohiym defines them.
And when Elohiym becomes the source of your identity, something powerful happens. You stop needing constant validation. You stop chasing approval. You stop allowing every opinion to control your emotions. You stop treating criticism like a catastrophe because you know who you are. And when you know who you are, other people’s opinions lose much of their power.
Think about Yahusha. People praised Him. People criticized Him. People followed Him. People abandoned Him. People celebrated Him. People mocked Him. Yet through it all, He remained focused on His assignment. Why? Because His identity came from the Father, not from the crowd.
And the same principle applies to us. The more secure you become in Elohiym’s view of you, the less vulnerable you become to the opinions around you. The more rooted you become in your purpose, the less easily distracted you become by criticism. The more confident you become in Elohiym’s calling, the less power fear has over your decisions.
This is one of the secrets of emotional stability. Emotionally stable people do not derive their worth from temporary things. They derive it from eternal truth. They know who they are. They know whose they are. And because of that, they are much harder to shake.
But there is another reason people lose their peace. Sometimes it is not because they care too much about opinions. Sometimes it is because they give their attention to things that never deserved it in the first place. They react to every comment, every offense, every disagreement, every distraction, and every piece of negativity, and before long their energy is depleted and their peace is gone.
Which raises an important question: What if one of the greatest forms of wisdom is simply knowing what to ignore?
Now, this may be one of the most practical lessons you will ever learn if you want to protect your peace. Not everything deserves your attention. Read that again in your mind. Not everything deserves your attention.
Because one of the biggest mistakes people make is treating every situation as if it requires a response. Every criticism requires a response. Every opinion requires a response. Every disagreement requires a response. Every accusation requires a response. Every offense requires a response. And before long, they are emotionally exhausted.
Why? Because they are spending energy on things that were never worthy of their attention in the first place.
Think about how much of your peace has been lost fighting battles that never should have been fought. Think about how many hours have been wasted replaying conversations. How many days have been ruined by comments. How many opportunities have been missed because your focus was consumed by something insignificant.
The truth is that attention is one of your most valuable resources. Where your attention goes, your energy follows. Where your energy goes, your life follows. That means every time you give your attention to something unnecessary, you are paying for it with a piece of your life.
And the enemy understands this. Sometimes he does not need to destroy your purpose. He only needs to distract you from it. He does not need to stop your progress. He only needs to divide your attention because a distracted person rarely reaches their full potential.
This is why wisdom is not only knowing what to focus on. Wisdom is also knowing what to ignore.
Mature people understand something that immature people often miss. You do not have to attend every argument you are invited to. You do not have to respond to every criticism. You do not have to defend yourself against every accusation. You do not have to explain yourself to everyone. You do not have to carry every burden. You do not have to fight every battle.
Some things are simply distractions disguised as emergencies. And if you are not careful, they will consume your peace.
One of the greatest examples of this principle is found in the life of Yahusha. Think about it. Yahusha was perfect, yet He was criticized. Yahusha healed people, yet He was criticized. Yahusha loved people, yet He was criticized. Yahusha served people, yet He was criticized.
Now think about that. If Yahusha could not avoid criticism, what makes us think we can?
The problem is that many people are trying to build a life where nobody misunderstands them, nobody criticizes them, nobody disagrees with them, and nobody speaks negatively about them. That life does not exist. Even Yahusha experienced those things.
The question is not whether criticism will come. The question is how you will respond when it does.
And this is where Yahusha provides an extraordinary example. In Mattithyahu (Matthew) chapter 27, verses 12 through 14, Yahusha is standing before His accusers. False accusations are being made. Lies are being spoken. People are attacking His character, yet the Scriptures tell us something remarkable.
Yahusha remains silent.
Imagine that. The Son of Elohiym had every ability to defend Himself, every ability to argue, every ability to prove them wrong. Yet He chose silence.
Why? Because He understood something powerful. Not every accusation deserves a defense. Not every attack deserves a response. Not every critic deserves your attention.
Yahusha understood that purpose is too valuable to be constantly interrupted by distractions. Many people lose their peace because they feel obligated to answer everything, to correct everything, to explain everything, and to defend everything. But maturity teaches you that silence is often more powerful than argument.
Silence protects energy. Silence protects focus. Silence protects peace. Sometimes the strongest response is no response at all.
Think about how many conflicts would disappear if people learned this principle. How many arguments would never escalate? How many relationships would avoid unnecessary damage? How much emotional energy would be preserved? Because the truth is that some battles cannot be won through argument. They can only be won through wisdom. And wisdom often knows when to walk away.
Let me ask you something. Have you ever spent hours worrying about something that did not matter a week later? Have you ever lost sleep over an issue that eventually resolved itself? Have you ever become emotionally drained over something you can barely remember today? Most of us have.
That is because emotions often exaggerate importance. They make temporary situations feel permanent. They make small problems feel enormous. They make distractions feel urgent. But wisdom helps us separate what is important from what is merely loud.
Not everything that demands your attention deserves your attention.
That is a lesson productive people understand. The most effective people in the world are not those who do everything. They are those who focus on the right things. They know that every yes costs something. Every response costs time. Every distraction costs focus. Every unnecessary battle costs energy.
And because they understand this, they become selective. Not careless. Not indifferent. Selective. They choose where to invest their attention. And that is exactly what you must do if you want to protect your peace.
Imagine your attention as valuable currency. Would you spend money on things that bring no value? Of course not. Then why spend emotional energy on things that bring no value? Why allow someone’s negativity to occupy your mind all day? Why allow one careless comment to steal your joy? Why allow every piece of bad news to dominate your thoughts? Why allow every disagreement to become your burden?
Your attention is too valuable for that. Your purpose is too important for that. Your peace is too precious for that.
The people who accomplish great things learn to guard their attention fiercely. They understand that focus creates progress. Distraction creates delay. Focus creates growth. Distraction creates frustration. Focus creates peace. Distraction creates chaos.
And perhaps someone listening today needs to hear this. You have been giving too much attention to things that do not deserve it. Too much attention to criticism. Too much attention to negativity. Too much attention to distractions. Too much attention to opinions. Too much attention to problems you cannot solve.
No wonder you feel exhausted. No wonder you feel overwhelmed. No wonder your peace feels fragile. You were never designed to carry all of that.
Elohiym is inviting you to let some things go. To stop responding to everything. To stop fighting every battle. To stop giving every issue access to your mind. Because peace grows when your need to react decreases.
And once you learn that, another life-changing realization begins to emerge. Sometimes the reason we react so strongly is because we take things personally that were never really about us in the first place.
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