Peace is the most sought-after commodity that the human heart seeks. Without it we live a life of struggle and torment. It seems as though we are on a continuous journey to find it.
In our search we try filling our lives with temporal things. Many try filling their lives with material possessions, while some search for it in relationship after relationship, and still others try filling their aching hearts with religion or jobs in hopes to fill that empty void in their lives.
It is not “things” that give long lasting peace. True peace comes through that inner assurance that we can draw from an inner strength that is not our own.
It is within our own strength that we succumb to wits end during the difficult times of our searching for peace.
I personally have found that finding the peace that lies within me is only as hard as surrendering my will and strength to the Father’s will; for peace lies within the surrender of the will. For it is in Him that my strength is made strong.
We can never discover new oceans unless we are willing to lose sight of the shore. To attain what the Lord wants us to have, we must let go of what we are trying to keep or our ways of doing a thing. If it is the truth we seek, we will only find it in our surrender.
John 8:31-32 tells us that if we continue in His Word, then we are His disciples indeed, and we shall know the truth, and the truth will make us free.
You were created for one purpose; to know God, and by knowing Him and His ways you are made free. If freedom never comes it will be because we do not continue to seek to know Him and His ways for our lives. Seek peace through God and by Him and continue to pursue it!
I pray that the Father will blow His breath on you today, and you will feel His presence in a new way.
Hold Fast,
Bren
