PEACE

As I was reading this morning in a devotional that I have been doing this really stood out to me today. The simple word “peace”. As I have thought about this today I was thinking about everything that is going on all around us and the very thing we are all lacking is peace. There is literally no peace anywhere to be found right now if you look at anything on tv or read anything online. This is what my devotional said today about it-

Peace (Order)-God is not the author of confusion and disorder, yet he is active in the midst of confusion to bring about HIS eventual fully controlled order. (This is from the Trustworthy devotional by Lysa Terkeurst on You Version bible app.)

You see all of this craziness and confusion and chaos is not caused by the one who holds our future but he can bring a calmness and give us peace in the midst of it. The enemy is defiantly working overtime right now to cause a lot of worry and fear. God never said following him was going to allow us to be free from all of these things but he did promise to be with us during it.

Here are some verses to ponder:

Philippians 4:6-7- Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be known to God. (7) and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

John 16:33- “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart I have overcome the world”

John 14:27- “Peace I leave you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid”

God is the author of peace. I know for myself personally I struggle with fear and trust which doesn’t bring much peace at times. I don’t want to live that way so I have a choice to make. Either I choose trust and trust that the Lord is in control or I give the enemy a foothold in my life. Is it easy? Absolutely not but it is my choice and mine alone. Every day I have to wake up and choose peace. Everyday I have to get up and choose to believe and trust the God is who he says he is and keep moving forward in him. Am I anywhere near perfect at this nope I’m not and I fail at it everyday but I keep getting up and choosing Jesus.

What area’s do you struggle with and in what ways can you choose peace in your circumstances? We are all on the crazy journey together we call life so let’s help lift each other up and help each other keep moving forward and keep building each other up. If we are to be Jesus to people then let’s start by changing the culture around us and lets spread peace but what the world needs is peace but only the life giving peace of the one who created it Jesus…

Blessings