Peace. What does it mean? The
definition of peace is: freedom of the mind from annoyance, distraction,
anxiety an obsession, etc. tranquility, serenity. What your ideal situation be
like if you were in total peace? What does that mean for you? For me it means a
lot! Being in peace means even though my world may be crashing around me, I
know whose I am. I know it's just temporary. Our mind and emotions play such an
important role when it comes to having true peace. You can't have peace in your
heart if you don't have it in your mind. It's easy to say I can do that, and of
course it's easy when nothing is going wrong. But what about when it's not?
What about when your world is crashing in, and you don't feel like you can go
on? This is when our faith comes in. The key is to remember that God is here.
He's always with us, even when it feels like He's not. He can keep us in
perfect peace in every storm in our life if we let Him. Part of our problem is
that we want total control. Relinquishing control means total surrender. Then
the peace comes, because no matter what happens, you know that God has already
gone before you.
When Peter
walked on the water, he asked Jesus if he could. Jesus said yes, and Peter was
doing great at first. But he took his eyes off Jesus when the water got rough,
and he got scared and took his eyes off Jesus. He started sinking, he wasn't
sure if he could fully put his trust in Him. Peter cried out, He put his hand
out and caught him. You see, the wonderful thing about God is even when we
don't trust Him completely, He's still there.
God is
Jehovah-Shalom - our peace.
John 14:27
(MSG) ~ I’m leaving you well and whole.
That’s my parting gift to you. Peace. I don’t leave you the way you’re used to
being left—feeling abandoned, bereft. So don’t be upset. Don’t be distraught.
