Would you like to see world peace? I know that I would. I suspect most people would feel the same. I can’t speak for other parts of the world, but in America, we often often joke about stereotypes. You know what I mean, right? One stereotype is that all beauty pageant contestants are just a pretty face with no substance and that when questioned about their life’s mission they always answer, “World peace”. Well, I don’t know about your experiences in life, but I have known many young ladies who have participated in pageants and they were all extremely intelligent and quite capable of answering questions. I also know that peace in this world would be a wonderful thing. The thing is having world peace would be quite simple if everyone would heed the following advice, “Don’t worry about anything: instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything that we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” PHILIPPIANS 4: 6-7.

I can’t worry about world peace until I have experienced personal peace. Start with yourself. Give the wisdom of Philippians 4: 6-7 a try.