Friday, October 21, 2011

Peace

Tonight I was spending time reading God's word and I was studying scriptures relating to prayer. I began to meditate upon some of the scriptures and the word peace is strongly on my mind. I will admit that I am going through some tough times right now, but I recognize that I am not the only one going through tribulation. I will say this, in the midst of our trials and tribulations God want us to have peace. God does not want us to worry about ANYTHING, what we are going through nor worry about what is going on around us. I understand it is easier said than done, but that is what faith is all about. We are suppose to put our trust in God no matter what the situation looks like. God knows what is going on and nothing is too hard for Him. It may be hard for us and God knows that. That is why He tell us to cast all our cares (situations and troubles) upon Him instead of us trying to carry or fix the problem. God's word also says that in everything we are going through or dealing with, whether good or bad, we are to give thanks because our situation is the will of God for our life. So do you know what that means? That means God is in control. We are not telling Him anything that He does not already know. If God is at peace then we should be at peace. If God is resting during the time of a storm, we are to rest as well. We are not to worry. We are not to worry about what we should eat, wear, our bills, health,etc. Instead we are to talk to God, with confidence, about how we feel and give our troubles to Him. So that we may have peace in our hearts and minds. When we don't have peace we are not fully trusting God. We pray and ask for peace, but the problem is we are not allowing ourselves to be at peace. We have it backwards. It's seems as if we think that we are suppose to worry. That if we don't worry then we are not concerned about our situations. That should not be. We should be aware of our situations but not worried. What can we do by worrying? Nothing, but destroy our own selves. What can do by casting our troubles on God? We can enjoy the peace that He will give unto us.

Scriptures:
Phil. ch.4 verse 6-7
1 Thes. ch. 5 verse 17-18
Hebrews ch.4 verse 14-16
1 Peter ch.5 verse 6-7
Matt. ch. 6 verse 24-34 (one of my favorites)
Matt. ch.8 verse 24-26