Today we are walking in: STOP LETTING EVERYTHING SHAKE YOU PART 3
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 me share a truth that can instantly free you from a tremendous amount of emotional pain: not everything is about you.
I know that sounds simple, but if you truly understand it, it will change the way you handle criticism, rejection, difficult people, and everyday frustrations. Because one of the biggest reasons people lose their peace is that they take everything personally.
A person is rude to them. They take it personally. A coworker seems distant. They take it personally. Someone does not respond to a message. They take it personally. A friend appears distracted. They take it personally. A stranger says something negative. They take it personally. And before long, they are carrying emotional burdens that were never theirs to carry.
The reality is that many things people do have far more to do with what is happening inside them than what is happening around them. People often project their fears. People often project their frustrations. People often project their insecurities. People often project their pain. And if you are not careful, you will spend your life absorbing things that never belonged to you.
Think about a person who is having an incredibly difficult day. Perhaps they are under financial pressure. Perhaps they are struggling in their marriage. Perhaps they are carrying stress nobody knows about. Perhaps they are dealing with disappointment, fear, or frustration. Then they encounter someone and respond with impatience or negativity.
The person receiving that negativity immediately assumes, “What did I do wrong? Why are they treating me this way? Why don’t they like me?” But often the issue has nothing to do with them. The issue is what the other person is carrying.
Yet because we take it personally, we allow someone else’s struggle to become our emotional burden. That is a dangerous habit. Because if you continue absorbing everyone’s emotions, everyone’s frustrations, and everyone’s negativity, you will eventually become exhausted.
You were never designed to carry the emotional weight of every person you encounter. You were designed to carry your assignment, your purpose, your responsibilities—not everybody else’s internal battles.
This is why emotional maturity requires perspective. Mature people understand that not every negative interaction is a personal attack, not every criticism is a reflection of their worth, not every disagreement is a rejection, and not every difficult person is responding to them.
Sometimes people are simply revealing what is happening inside themselves.
And that realization changes everything. Because once you understand that, you stop internalizing everything. You stop assuming every problem is about you. You stop carrying burdens that belong to others. You stop allowing other people’s emotions to dictate your peace.
Think about Yahusha. Throughout His ministry, people misunderstood Him. People doubted Him. People criticized Him. People falsely accused Him. People rejected Him. Yet Yahusha never allowed their reactions to change His mission.
Why?
Because He understood who He was.
When you know who you are, you become much harder to offend. When you know who you are, you become much harder to manipulate. When you know who you are, you become much harder to shake.
Many people are easily wounded because they are constantly looking to other people for validation. As a result, every criticism feels devastating. Every disagreement feels threatening. Every rejection feels personal.
But secure people think differently. They understand that another person’s opinion does not have the authority to define their value.
That authority belongs to Elohiym.
And because of that, they maintain perspective.
This does not mean they ignore feedback. Wise people listen. Wise people learn. Wise people grow. But there is a difference between learning from feedback and building your identity around feedback.
One strengthens you.
The other enslaves you.
That is why Eph’siym (Ephesians) chapter 4, verses 31 through 32, gives such powerful instruction:
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as Elohiym for Mashiach’s sake hath forgiven you.”
Notice what Sha’ul is encouraging. Release bitterness. Release anger. Release resentment. Release the need to carry every offense.
Why?
Because those things steal peace. They consume emotional energy. They distract from purpose. And often they originate from taking things too personally.
Somebody says something hurtful. We replay it for days. Someone disappoints us. We carry it for months. Someone misunderstands us. We relive it repeatedly. Meanwhile, the other person may not even be thinking about it anymore.
Yet we continue carrying it.
Not because it belongs to us.
Because we refuse to release it.
One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself is the ability to let things go. Not because they were acceptable. Not because they were right. But because your peace is too valuable to sacrifice. Your future is too important to derail. Your purpose is too significant to be delayed by unnecessary emotional baggage.
Think about how much lighter your life would feel if you stopped carrying offenses that were never meant to stay with you. How much energy would return? How much peace would return? How much joy would return? How much focus would return?
Because every burden you release creates room for something better. Every offense you let go creates room for peace. Every resentment you surrender creates room for freedom. Every unnecessary emotional weight you release creates room for purpose.
And perhaps someone listening today needs to hear this. Not everyone who criticizes you is your enemy. Not everyone who disagrees with you is attacking you. Not everyone who behaves poorly is responding to you.
Many people are simply responding to battles you cannot see.
Battles within themselves.
And once you understand that, compassion begins replacing offense. Wisdom begins replacing reaction. Peace begins replacing frustration. You stop carrying what belongs to others. You stop fighting battles that are not yours. You stop making someone else’s pain your personal burden.
That does not mean you become passive.
It means you become free.
Free to focus on your purpose. Free to protect your peace. Free to continue moving forward.
And that freedom becomes even stronger when you follow the example of the One who demonstrated perfect emotional stability. Because if there was ever a person who had reasons to be offended, discouraged, or shaken by people’s behavior, it was Yahusha.
Yet He remained remarkably peaceful, remarkably focused, and remarkably stable.
The question is, how?
How did Yahusha remain calm in the middle of criticism, rejection, misunderstanding, and opposition?
Now we come to one of the most powerful examples of emotional strength ever demonstrated. If you truly want to stop letting everything shake you, then you must study the life of Yahusha. Because if there was ever a person who had reasons to be offended, discouraged, frustrated, or emotionally exhausted, it was Him.
Think about it. Yahusha healed people, and some still criticized Him. Yahusha fed people, and some still doubted Him. Yahusha loved people, and some still rejected Him. Yahusha performed miracles, and some still questioned Him. Yahusha spoke truth, and many still opposed Him.
Imagine that.
The only perfect person who ever lived was constantly misunderstood, constantly criticized, constantly challenged, constantly opposed.
Yet somehow He remained calm. He remained focused. He remained peaceful. He remained committed to His purpose.
How?
Because Yahusha never allowed people to determine what only Elohiym should determine. He never allowed public opinion to define His identity. He never allowed criticism to redefine His mission. He never allowed rejection to cancel His purpose.
And that is one of the greatest lessons we can learn.
Many people are emotionally unstable because they allow people to occupy a place in their lives that belongs only to Elohiym. They allow people to determine their worth. People to determine their confidence. People to determine their joy. People to determine their peace.
The problem is that people are inconsistent. Their opinions change. Their emotions change. Their support changes. Their attitudes change.
But Elohiym never changes.
And if your peace is rooted in Elohiym rather than people, you become much harder to shake.
One of the most remarkable things about Yahusha is that He understood exactly who He was. Before He began His public ministry, Elohiym declared over Him, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
From that moment forward, Yahusha operated from identity, not insecurity.
He was not trying to prove who He was.
He already knew who He was.
And that makes a tremendous difference.
Insecure people spend their lives trying to convince others. Secure people spend their lives fulfilling their purpose.
Think about how much energy is wasted trying to gain approval, trying to impress people, trying to silence critics, trying to satisfy everyone, and trying to make everyone understand.
The problem is that it can never be done.
No matter how good you are, somebody will criticize you. No matter how kind you are, somebody will misunderstand you. No matter how faithful you are, somebody will question you. No matter how successful you become, somebody will dislike you.
Yahusha understood this.
That is why He focused on His assignment rather than people’s reactions.
Imagine what would have happened if Yahusha spent His entire ministry responding to every criticism, answering every accusation, defending Himself against every attack, and trying to convince every doubter.
He would never have completed His mission.
The same principle applies to us. Every moment spent obsessing over criticism is a moment not spent fulfilling purpose. Every moment spent chasing approval is a moment not spent pursuing Elohiym’s calling. Every moment spent worrying about opinions is a moment not spent growing into who Elohiym created you to be.
Purpose requires focus.
And focus requires emotional discipline.
One of the greatest demonstrations of this appears in Yochanon (John) chapter 14, verse 27. Yahusha says:
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
Notice something extraordinary. Yahusha is speaking these words shortly before His crucifixion. Think about the pressure He was facing. Think about the betrayal. Think about the suffering. Think about the opposition. Think about the unimaginable burden resting upon Him.
Yet, in the middle of all that, He speaks about peace.
Not temporary peace.
His peace.
A peace that does not depend on circumstances. A peace that does not depend on people’s opinions. A peace that does not depend on favorable outcomes.
A peace rooted in relationship with the Father.
That is the kind of peace Elohiym wants you to have. Not a peace that disappears whenever life becomes difficult. A peace that remains even when circumstances become challenging. A peace that survives criticism. A peace that survives rejection. A peace that survives setbacks. A peace that survives uncertainty.
Because true peace is not the absence of trouble.
It is the presence of Elohiym in the middle of trouble.
Many people think peace comes when everything goes their way—when the finances improve, when the relationship works out, when the opportunity arrives, when the problem disappears. But if that were true, peace would always be temporary because life will always contain challenges.
Yahusha offers something greater.
He offers peace that exists regardless of circumstances.
And that changes everything.
Because when your peace comes from Elohiym, people lose their power to control it. Criticism may come, but peace remains. Disappointment may come, but peace remains. Opposition may come, but peace remains. Difficult seasons may come, but peace remains.
The storm may rage around you, but the storm no longer governs what happens inside you.
That is why purpose and peace are closely connected. The more focused you become on Elohiym’s purpose, the less distracted you become by people’s opinions. The more confident you become in Elohiym’s calling, the less vulnerable you become to criticism. The more secure you become in Elohiym’s love, the less dependent you become on approval.
Yahusha understood His purpose. Because of that, He was not constantly reacting. He was leading. He was serving. He was teaching. He was moving forward.
And perhaps this is exactly what someone listening today needs to hear. You have spent too much time focusing on what people think. Too much time trying to defend yourself. Too much time trying to gain approval. Too much time worrying about criticism.
Meanwhile, your purpose has been waiting. Your calling has been waiting. Your growth has been waiting. Your future has been waiting.
Elohiym did not create you to spend your life managing everyone’s opinion.
He created you to fulfill your assignment.
And the moment you truly understand that, your priorities begin changing. You stop asking, “What do people think about me?” And you start asking, “What does Elohiym want me to do next?”
That shift is powerful.
Because once your focus moves from people to purpose, protecting your peace becomes much easier.
Yet there is still another challenge we must address. Even when you stop allowing people to control your peace, there are countless influences competing for your attention every day. Negative conversations. Fear-filled news. Toxic environments. Endless distractions.
And if you are not careful, these influences can quietly steal the peace you are trying to protect.
Which brings us to a critical question:
What are you allowing into your mind?
Because if you want to protect your peace, you must learn to guard your heart and protect your thoughts.
I know that sounds simple, but if you truly understand it, it will change the way you handle criticism, rejection, difficult people, and everyday frustrations. Because one of the biggest reasons people lose their peace is that they take everything personally.
A person is rude to them. They take it personally. A coworker seems distant. They take it personally. Someone does not respond to a message. They take it personally. A friend appears distracted. They take it personally. A stranger says something negative. They take it personally. And before long, they are carrying emotional burdens that were never theirs to carry.
The reality is that many things people do have far more to do with what is happening inside them than what is happening around them. People often project their fears. People often project their frustrations. People often project their insecurities. People often project their pain. And if you are not careful, you will spend your life absorbing things that never belonged to you.
Think about a person who is having an incredibly difficult day. Perhaps they are under financial pressure. Perhaps they are struggling in their marriage. Perhaps they are carrying stress nobody knows about. Perhaps they are dealing with disappointment, fear, or frustration. Then they encounter someone and respond with impatience or negativity.
The person receiving that negativity immediately assumes, “What did I do wrong? Why are they treating me this way? Why don’t they like me?” But often the issue has nothing to do with them. The issue is what the other person is carrying.
Yet because we take it personally, we allow someone else’s struggle to become our emotional burden. That is a dangerous habit. Because if you continue absorbing everyone’s emotions, everyone’s frustrations, and everyone’s negativity, you will eventually become exhausted.
You were never designed to carry the emotional weight of every person you encounter. You were designed to carry your assignment, your purpose, your responsibilities—not everybody else’s internal battles.
This is why emotional maturity requires perspective. Mature people understand that not every negative interaction is a personal attack, not every criticism is a reflection of their worth, not every disagreement is a rejection, and not every difficult person is responding to them.
Sometimes people are simply revealing what is happening inside themselves.
And that realization changes everything. Because once you understand that, you stop internalizing everything. You stop assuming every problem is about you. You stop carrying burdens that belong to others. You stop allowing other people’s emotions to dictate your peace.
Think about Yahusha. Throughout His ministry, people misunderstood Him. People doubted Him. People criticized Him. People falsely accused Him. People rejected Him. Yet Yahusha never allowed their reactions to change His mission.
Why?
Because He understood who He was.
When you know who you are, you become much harder to offend. When you know who you are, you become much harder to manipulate. When you know who you are, you become much harder to shake.
Many people are easily wounded because they are constantly looking to other people for validation. As a result, every criticism feels devastating. Every disagreement feels threatening. Every rejection feels personal.
But secure people think differently. They understand that another person’s opinion does not have the authority to define their value.
That authority belongs to Elohiym.
And because of that, they maintain perspective.
This does not mean they ignore feedback. Wise people listen. Wise people learn. Wise people grow. But there is a difference between learning from feedback and building your identity around feedback.
One strengthens you.
The other enslaves you.
That is why Eph’siym (Ephesians) chapter 4, verses 31 through 32, gives such powerful instruction:
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as Elohiym for Mashiach’s sake hath forgiven you.”
Notice what Sha’ul is encouraging. Release bitterness. Release anger. Release resentment. Release the need to carry every offense.
Why?
Because those things steal peace. They consume emotional energy. They distract from purpose. And often they originate from taking things too personally.
Somebody says something hurtful. We replay it for days. Someone disappoints us. We carry it for months. Someone misunderstands us. We relive it repeatedly. Meanwhile, the other person may not even be thinking about it anymore.
Yet we continue carrying it.
Not because it belongs to us.
Because we refuse to release it.
One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself is the ability to let things go. Not because they were acceptable. Not because they were right. But because your peace is too valuable to sacrifice. Your future is too important to derail. Your purpose is too significant to be delayed by unnecessary emotional baggage.
Think about how much lighter your life would feel if you stopped carrying offenses that were never meant to stay with you. How much energy would return? How much peace would return? How much joy would return? How much focus would return?
Because every burden you release creates room for something better. Every offense you let go creates room for peace. Every resentment you surrender creates room for freedom. Every unnecessary emotional weight you release creates room for purpose.
And perhaps someone listening today needs to hear this. Not everyone who criticizes you is your enemy. Not everyone who disagrees with you is attacking you. Not everyone who behaves poorly is responding to you.
Many people are simply responding to battles you cannot see.
Battles within themselves.
And once you understand that, compassion begins replacing offense. Wisdom begins replacing reaction. Peace begins replacing frustration. You stop carrying what belongs to others. You stop fighting battles that are not yours. You stop making someone else’s pain your personal burden.
That does not mean you become passive.
It means you become free.
Free to focus on your purpose. Free to protect your peace. Free to continue moving forward.
And that freedom becomes even stronger when you follow the example of the One who demonstrated perfect emotional stability. Because if there was ever a person who had reasons to be offended, discouraged, or shaken by people’s behavior, it was Yahusha.
Yet He remained remarkably peaceful, remarkably focused, and remarkably stable.
The question is, how?
How did Yahusha remain calm in the middle of criticism, rejection, misunderstanding, and opposition?
Now we come to one of the most powerful examples of emotional strength ever demonstrated. If you truly want to stop letting everything shake you, then you must study the life of Yahusha. Because if there was ever a person who had reasons to be offended, discouraged, frustrated, or emotionally exhausted, it was Him.
Think about it. Yahusha healed people, and some still criticized Him. Yahusha fed people, and some still doubted Him. Yahusha loved people, and some still rejected Him. Yahusha performed miracles, and some still questioned Him. Yahusha spoke truth, and many still opposed Him.
Imagine that.
The only perfect person who ever lived was constantly misunderstood, constantly criticized, constantly challenged, constantly opposed.
Yet somehow He remained calm. He remained focused. He remained peaceful. He remained committed to His purpose.
How?
Because Yahusha never allowed people to determine what only Elohiym should determine. He never allowed public opinion to define His identity. He never allowed criticism to redefine His mission. He never allowed rejection to cancel His purpose.
And that is one of the greatest lessons we can learn.
Many people are emotionally unstable because they allow people to occupy a place in their lives that belongs only to Elohiym. They allow people to determine their worth. People to determine their confidence. People to determine their joy. People to determine their peace.
The problem is that people are inconsistent. Their opinions change. Their emotions change. Their support changes. Their attitudes change.
But Elohiym never changes.
And if your peace is rooted in Elohiym rather than people, you become much harder to shake.
One of the most remarkable things about Yahusha is that He understood exactly who He was. Before He began His public ministry, Elohiym declared over Him, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
From that moment forward, Yahusha operated from identity, not insecurity.
He was not trying to prove who He was.
He already knew who He was.
And that makes a tremendous difference.
Insecure people spend their lives trying to convince others. Secure people spend their lives fulfilling their purpose.
Think about how much energy is wasted trying to gain approval, trying to impress people, trying to silence critics, trying to satisfy everyone, and trying to make everyone understand.
The problem is that it can never be done.
No matter how good you are, somebody will criticize you. No matter how kind you are, somebody will misunderstand you. No matter how faithful you are, somebody will question you. No matter how successful you become, somebody will dislike you.
Yahusha understood this.
That is why He focused on His assignment rather than people’s reactions.
Imagine what would have happened if Yahusha spent His entire ministry responding to every criticism, answering every accusation, defending Himself against every attack, and trying to convince every doubter.
He would never have completed His mission.
The same principle applies to us. Every moment spent obsessing over criticism is a moment not spent fulfilling purpose. Every moment spent chasing approval is a moment not spent pursuing Elohiym’s calling. Every moment spent worrying about opinions is a moment not spent growing into who Elohiym created you to be.
Purpose requires focus.
And focus requires emotional discipline.
One of the greatest demonstrations of this appears in Yochanon (John) chapter 14, verse 27. Yahusha says:
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
Notice something extraordinary. Yahusha is speaking these words shortly before His crucifixion. Think about the pressure He was facing. Think about the betrayal. Think about the suffering. Think about the opposition. Think about the unimaginable burden resting upon Him.
Yet, in the middle of all that, He speaks about peace.
Not temporary peace.
His peace.
A peace that does not depend on circumstances. A peace that does not depend on people’s opinions. A peace that does not depend on favorable outcomes.
A peace rooted in relationship with the Father.
That is the kind of peace Elohiym wants you to have. Not a peace that disappears whenever life becomes difficult. A peace that remains even when circumstances become challenging. A peace that survives criticism. A peace that survives rejection. A peace that survives setbacks. A peace that survives uncertainty.
Because true peace is not the absence of trouble.
It is the presence of Elohiym in the middle of trouble.
Many people think peace comes when everything goes their way—when the finances improve, when the relationship works out, when the opportunity arrives, when the problem disappears. But if that were true, peace would always be temporary because life will always contain challenges.
Yahusha offers something greater.
He offers peace that exists regardless of circumstances.
And that changes everything.
Because when your peace comes from Elohiym, people lose their power to control it. Criticism may come, but peace remains. Disappointment may come, but peace remains. Opposition may come, but peace remains. Difficult seasons may come, but peace remains.
The storm may rage around you, but the storm no longer governs what happens inside you.
That is why purpose and peace are closely connected. The more focused you become on Elohiym’s purpose, the less distracted you become by people’s opinions. The more confident you become in Elohiym’s calling, the less vulnerable you become to criticism. The more secure you become in Elohiym’s love, the less dependent you become on approval.
Yahusha understood His purpose. Because of that, He was not constantly reacting. He was leading. He was serving. He was teaching. He was moving forward.
And perhaps this is exactly what someone listening today needs to hear. You have spent too much time focusing on what people think. Too much time trying to defend yourself. Too much time trying to gain approval. Too much time worrying about criticism.
Meanwhile, your purpose has been waiting. Your calling has been waiting. Your growth has been waiting. Your future has been waiting.
Elohiym did not create you to spend your life managing everyone’s opinion.
He created you to fulfill your assignment.
And the moment you truly understand that, your priorities begin changing. You stop asking, “What do people think about me?” And you start asking, “What does Elohiym want me to do next?”
That shift is powerful.
Because once your focus moves from people to purpose, protecting your peace becomes much easier.
Yet there is still another challenge we must address. Even when you stop allowing people to control your peace, there are countless influences competing for your attention every day. Negative conversations. Fear-filled news. Toxic environments. Endless distractions.
And if you are not careful, these influences can quietly steal the peace you are trying to protect.
Which brings us to a critical question:
What are you allowing into your mind?
Because if you want to protect your peace, you must learn to guard your heart and protect your thoughts.
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