The One Result You Should Expect Every Time You Pray

God’s peace will allow you to patiently endure as you wait on him. It will keep you from making rash decisions that, in the long run, will be more damaging. For this reason, the one result you should expect and seek every time you pray is God’s peace.

One more thing to notice in these verses is peace comes before the answer and regardless of the answer. God’s peace is not determined by the manner or timeframe God answers. God’s peace comes without you ever knowing what God is going to do. That’s why peace is such a powerful weapon to guard your heart and mind.

We love to talk about breakthrough, yet it could be the breakthrough you need is God’s peace. With that, I want to give you a new slogan to remember. 

Pray Until The Peace Comes 

Try as you may, you cannot control when or how God is going to answer your prayer because we are not privy to that information unless God reveals it to us. However, God has promised to give us peace, and you should expect it every time you pray. If you have finished praying and you still don’t have peace, then you need to pray some more. Pray until the peace comes. If you don’t, then you will leave prayer no better off than when you started, and that is not God’s desire. He wants your heart and mind filled with peace so your faith won’t waiver. 

If peace is a champion for our hearts look what anxiety does.

God does not want you weighed down by the anxieties of life. He wants you to be free and the path to this freedom is his peace. The next time you pray, follow everything he instructs you to do in Philippians. As you do, make sure you pray until the peace comes. Let it be that even if you don’t walk away with answers, you walk away with peace. Sometimes that is the only answer you need.

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Clarence L. Haynes Jr. is a dynamic speaker, Bible teacher, and co-founder of The Bible Study Club, dedicated to helping people live with purpose and clarity. In addition to his ministry work, Clarence has spent the last 13 years as a trusted financial educator, guiding thousands of people across the country—including employees at many Fortune 500 companies—toward lasting financial wellness. His unique ability to blend practical wisdom with spiritual insight equips people to thrive in every area of life.

He is the author of The Pursuit of Purpose, which helps readers understand how God leads them into his will, and the author of The Pursuit of Victory: How To Conquer Your Greatest Challenges and Win In Your Christian Life. Clarence is also committed to helping 10,000 people learn how to study the Bible and has released his first course, Bible Study Basics, to achieve that goal. To learn more about his ministry and resources, please visit clarencehaynes.com.