The “but not really”
is there because the quest for peace will take all the time I have left in
life. It is part of the Father working to
get things back to good. It is part of
the journey home.
There are other
topics I will wrestle with, learn from, and enjoy. I have ticklers for a few in a file I call
BLOG Seeds. That is a running list of things
about which I have thoughts and questions.
I never plan my BLOG ahead of time but I do list the things about which
I need to think as I travel. When one of
them and my journey coincide, I write about it.
I invite you along for my own accountability and in hopes that you can avoid
trouble or gain some ground.
As I make the quest for peace my backdrop this year, I plan to also interact with love and offenses in that mindset. The peace I seek is the one Paul talks about in writing to the Philippians:
Rejoice in the Lord
always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to
all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every
situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to
God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will
guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:4-7 NIV)
Part of what led to
this subtext for the year was completing my devotional in the Thoughts and Questions
series on the book of Philippians. It should
be out in April. Devotionals on Galatians and Ephesians are already
available. I realize that this sounds like
an add but I have a purpose in bringing it up.
Writing these has led me to a much deeper understanding of loving the Father,
not being offendable, and now pursuing peace.
I believe that working your way through them may help you as well, Dear
Reader.
There will always
be trouble in the world. In the midst of
that trouble, we can have peace. We do
not need to worry. We can live lives of
gratitude and gentleness. Asking for our
needs from the Father can be done with the peace that Christ is always
near. He is always present. Our feelings and thoughts can rest in these
truths.
If I apply all of
this, I will find as much peace as is possible this side of the journey home. I will be able to love the Father with all
that I am by loving others. The offenses
the world offers me will not be able to reach me because I am armored in peace
from the Father. I will possess Christ
as my fellow traveler and need that as my only possession, my sole fealty, and
my prime directive.
You are always
welcome with me, Dear Reader, whether you think like me or not. The journey does not require us to have the same thoughts
and questions. It does demand that we are
at peace with each other as we work through them.
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 homeowner. He liberally
hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”
(͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Every human
story is part of the great story that leads to the Father getting everything
back to Good.
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