Peace
“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled or let it be fearful.”
It is so easy to become consumed with the everyday responsibilities and demands that are placed on us. I know too well the stress that can result from busying ourselves with “things”. But these things only bring us temporary feelings of accomplishment and contentment. These things cannot fulfill the deepest longings in our heart and soul. Christ alone can fill that need.
It is also easy to trust God when things are going well. When you have enough money in the bank, when your health is well and when everyone around you is happy. But your faith and trust in Christ really becomes clear when you are faced with some “not-so-pleasant” issues and you can still say “I trust you, Lord and I love you, no matter what the outcome”.
My riches are not found in this earth. My riches are in Him and in the relationships that He has given me. There is nothing material on this earth that can be taken away from me that should cause me to worry or fear. Nothing! This is the lesson that I am learning today. Isn’t that the coolest thing about God…we can feel that we have it all figured out, but He lovingly shows us a better perspective-one that brings us life and freedom that surpasses anything we ever experienced before.
I love being a follower of Christ.
Let us rest in the peace that Jesus has freely offered us. Not in the peace that the world attempts to give us, but the kind that is only found in seeking daily the Prince of Peace.
I have been convicted lately about how I tend to question God when things aren’t going well, but when they’re going well I praise Him and thank Him. How fickle. How faithless. How like a double-minded man, tossed on the sea. Thanks for writing this — I needed to read it this morning
Peace…
~Heather
May 9th, 2007 | #
Sweetie, thank you for this post. You are such a blessing to me, and I am so glad we are together in this life. God is providing for us, and I am glad that we can still trust Him, even when it’s not obvious how He will provide.
I love you, and love being your husband!
Oh, and happy birthday, beautiful!!
May 9th, 2007 | #
Happy Birthday, Christy! If Steve doesn’t do something special for you, then kick him from me.
-Alan
May 9th, 2007 | #
~H~A~P~P~Y~*~B~I~R~T~H~D~A~Y~
~Heather
May 9th, 2007 | #
Happy birthday to the second best wife in the whole world. And if you figure out the odds, being number two out of the billions of possibilities is pretty good. (2/6,000,000,000)
Number one is my wife. She has to put up with the 5,999,999,999/6,000,000,000 toughest husband – me.
May 9th, 2007 | #
Hi Christy,
Today is indeed a wonderful day; it is the day you were born. I hope you have a blessed day in our Lord. I know that Steve will do something wonderful for you. It would not be his character not to!!!
Happy Birthday!
May 9th, 2007 | #
Heather I understand what you are saying. I have been “tossed on the sea” a bit this week. But we serve a loving God, and he guides us back on the path that He intends for us to be on–no condemnation, just loving guidance. Thanks for your thoughts and Thanks for the birthday wishes
May 9th, 2007 | #
Steve – I am so glad we can encourage each other in this journey of life. I know that you encourage me to keep my attention away from situations that could distract me. I appreciate you and am thankful that God is guiding us through each day:)
May 9th, 2007 | #
Alan- no kicking necessary.. it has already been a blessed day! But thanks for your concern
Larrywho Thanks for the birthday wishes….It is a fine day when you find out you are the second best wife in the whole world
Tony- Thanks for the kind thoughts. As I said to Alan, it has already been a wonderful day and it’s getting sweeter by the moment.
May 9th, 2007 | #
Thanks for this post! It really ministered to me today. And Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great one!
May 9th, 2007 | #
Happy Birthday Christy! Have a blessed day…
Brandon
May 9th, 2007 | #
Sarah and Brandon- Thanks for stopping by….I have been blessed today!
May 9th, 2007 | #
Hope you have a blessed birthday! I appreciate this post. We do need to trust in the Prince of Peace at all times. Blessings to you.
May 10th, 2007 | #
Thanks Amy - Good to “see” you here
May 10th, 2007 | #
Wonderful post, Christy. Such a beautiful picture too.
God knows best and His plans for us are only for our happiness. When things don’t go the way we want, then we should look for the doors He opens to us. And they are there! It’s up to us to go through them.
Have a blessed weekend.
God’s Grace.
May 11th, 2007 | #
Welcome Corry- I agree with you that there are always doors to walk through. We just sometimes need the courage and the faith to follow God’s leading. But oh, how blessed we are when we do!
May 11th, 2007 | #