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Dear Family,

We’ve been walking slowly together.

Peace that steadies the heart.
Power that governs the self.
Authority that doesn’t strain.
Boundaries that protect without hardening.

And if you’ve been practicing any of this…
you’ve probably discovered something.

Peace is easy in quiet moments.

Peace is harder in relationships.

Because even when you’re healing…
people still misunderstand you.
Old triggers still show up.
Conversations still get tense.

So today we’re talking about something real.

Not peace that avoids.

Peace that repairs.

Peace Is Not Pretending Nothing Happened

A lot of us grew up thinking peace meant “no conflict.”

No raised voices.
No uncomfortable conversations.
No tension.

But that’s not peace.

That’s silence.

And silence can sometimes hide resentment.

Real peace doesn’t ignore what hurts.

It addresses it without losing itself.

Some of us learned conflict through:

• yelling

• shutting down

• sarcasm

• avoidance

• rehearsing arguments in our heads for days

So when tension shows up, our nervous systems remember old patterns.

But GOD’s peace is not fragile.

It doesn’t panic.

It governs.

“If It Be Possible…”

Romans 12:18

This verse is honest.

It doesn’t say you will always have peace with everyone.

It says, as much as lies in you.

That means your responsibility is your posture.

You cannot control someone else’s tone.
You cannot control someone else’s maturity.
You cannot control someone else’s response.

But you can govern your own.

Peace is not about winning the argument.

It’s about not losing yourself in it.

The Courage of Gentle Confrontation

Matthew 18:15

Jesus didn’t teach avoidance.

He taught private, direct conversation.

“Go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone…”

That’s not explosive.

That’s not public.

That’s not dramatic.

That’s mature.

Peace does not gossip.
Peace does not simmer silently.
Peace addresses with humility.

Not to shame.

To restore.

Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

Let’s slow this down.

Peace
“Freedom from agitation or disturbance.”

Peace is internal steadiness.

Rule (Colossians 3:15)
“To govern; to direct; to control.”

Scripture says let the peace of GOD rule in your heart.

Peace is meant to govern you — not your emotions.

Repair
“To restore after injury.”

Repair assumes something was damaged.

Peace does not deny injury.

It restores after it.

A Soft Answer Is Not a Weak Answer

Proverbs 15:1

Soft does not mean passive.

Soft means restrained.

Soft means you do not return harm for harm.

It means you respond instead of react.

And that takes strength.

Peace is not silence.

Peace is self-control in motion.

Forgiveness That Frees You

Colossians 3:13–15

Forgiveness is not pretending it didn’t hurt.

Forgiveness is refusing to carry the poison forward.

Scripture says:

“Forgive… and let the peace of GOD rule…”

Notice the order.

Release.
Then let peace govern.

Because bitterness agitates the heart.

And peace cannot rule where resentment reigns.

What Peace Looks Like in Real Life

This isn’t theory.

It looks like:

• Pausing before you respond to that text.

• Asking a question instead of assuming.

• Saying, “That hurt me,” without raising your voice.

• Not rehashing the same offense for weeks.

• Not disappearing instead of addressing.

Peace doesn’t mean you don’t feel.

It means your feelings don’t drive the car.

A Gentle Question for the Heart

• Do I avoid conflict… or explode in it?

• Where do I need repair instead of retreat?

• Can I be honest without being harsh?

• Am I protecting my ego… or protecting peace?

Peace matures when we answer honestly.

A Small Practice for This Week

One Peaceful Conversation

Not a lecture.
Not a confrontation.

Just one gentle, honest step toward repair.

Maybe it’s:

“I didn’t like how that felt.”
“Can we talk about what happened?”
“I don’t want distance between us.”

Peace doesn’t fix everything overnight.

But it refuses to let damage sit unattended.

In Conclusion: Peace That Grows Up

Peace is not fragile.

It is formed.

Formed in pauses.
Formed in restraint.
Formed in conversations you used to avoid.

The more GOD grows peace in you,
the more you become someone who does not run from tension…

and does not drown in it either.

You stay steady.

You stay governed.

You stay soft.

And that family, is maturity!

One truth.
One peaceful step at a time.

With love,

Christalyn DeLoach🤍

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