Stop for a moment and think about
yesterday? What was it like, were you rushing here and there? Did you lose your
inner peace, because of your external world? Was yesterday like that for you? Honestly,
we have all been in this situation. What about today, how is it going up to
now?
Pause in His presence for a moment and
think this over…
As Christ-followers,
we have received an inner peace that is from God. This happened the very second
that we came into a relationship with Him as we were born anew. When this happened,
we experienced one of God attributes, that is His peace. Paul said in the
letter to the Romans,
“May the God of peace be with you all. Amen” (Rom 15:33, ESV).
He who is all peace (not just peaceful) is always with us
because our life is always hidden with Christ in God (Col 3:3). When we came
into a relationship with Him, we made our peace with Him and are not His
enemies, but entered into His peace and remain with Him.
On this matter of our
being in God and experiencing inner peace, it has been said that,
“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm
spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your
whole world seems upset.”[1]
If we stop and think about it, one of the most significant
challenges to our inner peace is external turmoil. This could be events, people
or society.
We need to (not have
to), live lives that are not governed or hurried by the external. Instead, we are
to rest in our loving and peaceful God at all times. Whenever we find ourselves
being driven by the external, we may need to stop and realign ourselves with
Him. This peace is not a commodity, but a state of being in our relationship
with God. What about right now, how is it going, honestly, how is it going?
Pause
in His presence for a moment and think this over…
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