“I am leaving
you with a gift – peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give
isn't like the peace the world gives. Do don't be troubled or
afraid.” John 14:27
The peace of God
isn't something that has rested within me as of late. As I begin a
new season in my life, there is far more worry, anxiety, frustration,
and loneliness, that plague my thinking. I hold myself to standards
that could be deemed unreasonable, and then struggle with not
exceeding what I've set before myself.
Usually, God's
peace is what I delight in, and I'm blessed to not hold on to many of
the issues I once had before I knew, and started walking with, the
Lord.
But now, more than
ever it seems, am I losing all that I knew of that peace.
And so I go back
to His word and remember that He doesn't give peace as the world
does. He embodies peace. He IS peace.
And it's a
reminder I'll need for the rest of my life.
I feel like so
many times my life is out of wack because I have taken it into my own
hands. I don't know peace because I refuse to rest in it.
I refuse to rest
in Him.
I make time for
everything else, but wonder why none of it puts me at ease.
The answer is so
simple.
I want God's peace
to reside in me, and to calm everything I have going on now. I know
that without this peace, I am lost, but instead of trying hard to
regain it, I find myself giving up.
I can't give up.
I won't give up.
There is peace to
be had with God, and my heart and mind know this full well.
Pray that I let
this peace wash over me, and pray that you do, too.
In Christ,
Lilia
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