Greetings Dear Reader,
I realize there are many
levels of peace. The facet about which I
wish to focus today is that of our inner voice.
The place in us that directs our feelings and responses to the ongoing
world is either at peace or in turmoil.
I think that the responses I have to things are a great measure of my
inner peace. If, however, that peace is
a measure of God’s image on my heart I must ask where is comes from.
I think that this is
simple. God impresses on me from the
moment I choose to follow him that even when I do not understand what is going
on, he is in control. My ability to
apply the peace that God impresses on me is directly related to my acceptance
of his control. If I truly believe that
God is in control and knows what he is doing, then whatever comes my way I can
be at peace about it.
If I am not at peace I need
to check my focus. A focus on Christ and
his sovereignty allows me to walk through troubles and disappointments with knowledge
that things are unfolding as they should.
Things may move in a way that I do not like or that are not to my
preference. This should not compromise my
peace. I can be content no matter what
state I am in if I focus on the rule of Christ in all things.
The result of this peace is
that others can see that my faith is genuine.
I can care about the circumstances but the circumstances do not control me. It is the peace of Christ that assures me
that no matter how bad things seem all we be as it should. My Grandfather used to say, “Whatever is to
be, will be, even if it don’t happen.”
He understood that Christ was at the center of all things and that we
did not need to worry.
Wishing you joy in the
journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to
them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule
of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things
from his great treasure store."
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