In Philippians chapter 4, Paul wrote:
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
We must guard our hearts and minds from the wolves in sheep’s clothing. There are many opinions out there of what is the central focus of life. I say Love must be our focus and our purpose is to mature in Divine unconditional Love. The Law is based on Love thus you only need to remember two commandments. Jesus made it quite clear in Matthew 22:
34 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”
37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
The Pharisees’ focus was their outward works yet inwardly they were filled with avarice, ambition, and carnality. Their intent was to discredit Jesus which of course failed. As we seek FATHER in all matters, making our requests known to HIM, peace will flood our souls. This peace will guard us from all attempts by vessels of dishonor to persuade us to take the path that leads to death and destruction. Be assured, we will be tested just like Jesus was tested by the Pharisees.
Back to Philippians chapter 4:
8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
We are bombarded with ‘noise’ from all directions. Everyone is trying to get our attention in some manner. FATHER knew this when we were instructed to enter into our prayer closets in order to separate ourselves from this noise. Noise is a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance. Don’t let the noise disturb you but instead meditate on the true, the pure, the lovely and those things of good report. Is is pure and simple!