1st Fruit: God’s Will is Peace-full
God’s Will is always Peace-full (reflected in Column #1 in the example-charts on pages 70-72) and stems from the inner peace that is felt in our personal relationship with the Father. God’s Will is not something “difficult” or “impossible” to follow. Rather, even though our ego-minds and political leaders would have us believe otherwise, doing the Will of the Holy Spirit is our natural State of Being. The “True Path” is always one of simplicity (“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me … and you will find rest for your Souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” ~ Jesus in Matthew 11:29-30). Thus, more often than not, God’s Will wishes for us to engage life on an intimate, personal level – and this often results in actions that we undertake alone in solitude and can fulfill without the assistance of others (“Whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father in secret …” ~ Jesus in Matthew 6:6) …
Peace-full choices, by their nature, encourage us to be at Peace; with a calm mind and in calm surroundings (“It is to Peace that God has Called us.” ~ 1 Corinthians 7:15) … This inner Peace is grounded in the acceptance of what already IS (“We know that all things work together for Good for those who Love God; who are Called according to His Purpose.” ~ Romans 8:28) … Thus, Peace-full choices are those that attempt to do something with what already exists, as opposed to striving to change the status quo into “something better.”
As such, Peace-full decisions are those work with what IS, as opposed to striving to create what “should be” (“And why do you worry? … Consider the lilies of the field, how they Grow; they neither toil nor spin, and yet even Solomon is all his glory was not clothed like one of these … Strive first for the Kingdom of God … and all [your material concerns] will be provided as well.” ~ Jesus in Matthew 6:28-29+33) …This acceptance is strengthened when we choose to humbly repent our own mistakes and courageously forgive others who have done us harm (“Bear Fruits worthy of repentance” ~ Luke 3:8 & “Forgive us our trespasses, as we Forgive those who trespass against us.” ~ Jesus in Matthew 6:12) …
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