follow after peace
Follow after peace. I’ve said that a lot. And now I’m thinking about what it really means.
I’ve always described peace as a calm amid the storm; a sense of confidence and security when my circumstances are screaming in my ears for me to be unsure and insecure.
But I don’t think peace always means a complete lack of uncertainty or unsteadiness.
Courage isn’t the absence of fear; it’s the pushing onward in spite of it. Courage means doing it afraid. I think peace is the same.
Peace isn’t the absence of inner turmoil. It isn’t a heart devoid of confusion or unknowing. Peace is the pushing onward in spite of it all. Peace is remembering that there is One who is above the storm, who controls the storm, who holds my hand as I walk through it.
I can experience peace even when my heart feels otherwise.
I can follow after peace even as I second-guess each step.
I can be flooded with peace even while I’m flooded by overwhelming circumstances—and even when I’m feeling completely overwhelmed by them.
I can be at peace even when I am afraid.
Today I choose to follow after peace…
[from a post on this day two years ago]
wow that’s awesome n such great writing. n i deff. need to work on being at peace amidst all the chaos around me.
@gritandglory says:
thanks, matt. welcome to the grit!
Thanks. I needed that today. Definitely not living right now in the absence of fear, but choosing peace despite it all. At least trying…. the next few days are so critical that I need to keep choosing peace. Thanks for the reminder
@moweezle says:
Amen! R u at Catylst?? How is it?
@gritandglory says:
oh my DANG. it was SO good!
Amen.
Peace that passes understanding…it makes no sense, but it’s there nonetheless.
He’s good like that.
Thank you Alece,…. I needed that.
amen.
Our speaker at revival last night said, “Don’t live by what your situation looks like. Live by what God says about you.”
I think living with focus like that could add to peace.
@gritandglory says:
mmmm… so good!
wow, you have no idea how much I needed to hear that at this moment
my life has changed dramatically since we last talked
I’ll have to e-mail sometime
when I have the energy
may not be in the near future
as you would say, the cliff notes version:
I didn’t move to Arizona
I moved to Tennessee instead…on wednesday
I decided on Tuesday afternoon
yeah..
@gritandglory says:
wow.
yeah – email when you can…
thinking of you.
@danielleH says:
wow. that is so good. so powerful. and it brings hope i think. we dont have to be perfectly un-uneasy to be in peace becasue that is hard to do a lot of the time.
@chrystieecole says:
“Peace is remembering that there is One who is above the storm, who controls the storm, who holds my hand as I walk through it.”
Love this!
This really makes me want to go into more detail about my New Season, but I’m afraid I have to go to work right now. :evil:
@gritandglory says:
hope you get a chance to come back and share your thoughts…
Peace.
It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.
~Anonymous
@gritandglory says:
amen.
your follow-up blog (re-)post made me smile…