“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me.” John 16:33
I looked out at this sunset from Joyuda Beach in Puerto Rico last month. The peace of that night is the peace I needed today. I wanted the kind of peace that opens up my mind and heart to hear what He is saying and what He is desiring. I had to make room for it and I had to chase after it. “…seek peace and pursue it.” Psalm 34:14b It did not come from self production since I don’t have natural peace in me. I knew that it comes from being one with Jesus. For that reason, I chose to press into Him in order to be in the same spiritual space. “whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.” 1 Corinthians 6:17
That would be the only way I could connect with him in peace since He is peace. “he himself is our peace.” Ephesians 2:14 I felt him in my life and I heard Him in song as I drove to work. I looked for Him in the sky. And what I heard were these words: ” I am close to you as you breathe.” I think I heard it in a lyric but I am not sure. All that matters is that I heard it. What a profound thought. I am breathing all the time. It’s not like I hold my breath on a regular basis, so He is with me all the time. If he is with me all the time and He is peace, then I can be in peace in Him at any time. I can hear Him at any time. I just need to listen. So, I did. He gave me insight and some verses but mostly He just loved me in peace. And when my earthly nature wanted to pull away because I saw messages on my phone and because I was drawn to the desire to respond, I had to decide to keep connected with Him. The day was dedicated to Him. I wanted to give Him the best of the day. It was the only way I could hear Him. I am trying to understand what He wants of me and where He wants to take me. I need to know. He gave me some direction and the rest will require faith. Even though, I don’t know everything I feel at peace because today was Peace, and He was Today.
“A peace above all earthly dignities, a still and quiet conscience.” William Shakespeare
Love Always