Oct

17

Go In Peace

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“Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again rejoice! Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7)

This passage from Philippians 4 has meant a lot to Lisa and I over the last 2 months. Anytime you’re stepping out in faith and doing something that stretches you to the limit it’s good to know that God has your back.

If you’re like me you’ve been ashamed of your lack of trust in God at times. I mean, we say that “we’re stepping out in faith” or that we know that “God’s going to work everything out,” but do our thoughts and emotions line up with what we’re saying? Do we really believe ourselves or is it just the “Christian” thing to say?

I think that genuine faith in God is more than just something we say we have to act like we’ve got it all together. According to Phillippians 4 it is accompanied by peace. Not just any peace but God’s peace - something that our human minds can’t fabricate or even understand.

I’ve found that when you step out in faith to do what God has called you to do - no matter how crazy it is - you know that God is with you because in the midst of the storms of doubt around you you feel…peace. It guards you against the cruel and hurtful words of simple-minded people. It protects you from the barrage of discouragement that tries to tell you that you’ve made a stupid decision. It reminds you that God operates on a different economy of scale than we do. He’s in charge. We’re not.

I know you’re busy. I know you have lots of things that are pressing in all around you. But just take a couple of minutes and let the words from Philippians 4:6-7 sink deep into your soul. If doubt, depression and discouragement are plaguing your thoughts ask God to replace them with His peace. Let it wash over you and remind you that you are God’s child. He’s watching out for you and is carefully writing each new chapter in the story of your life.

Shalom.

Go in Peace.

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