August Epistle

The Place of Peace

Philippians 4: 6-7

We are admonished by the scripture to “be anxious for nothing.” That means NO Thing. To me that seems easier said than done. How is it that we can walk with the Lord and still worry over everyday occurrences? The truth be told, we either have to trust or worry. You can’t do both. Finding the place of contentment is the key. The scripture says that after we pray the peace of God will keep us quiet and at rest. God’s peace keeps us in a place or a state of continued rest. That peace is internal peace. The outside may continue to rage, but the inner man is being renewed day by day. Think about it. I can constantly walk in a state of relaxation and comfort because I know I’m in the place where God Himself is. That’s the place of peace I want to be in. Being where Christ is takes us away from pressure, stress, disappointment, and doubt. This place is the absence of those things. His desire for us as his children is to mature and come where He is. He is above principalities and powers. That’s where I belong. Knowing that and practicing that are two different things. I must believe what God says I have and can be and then, by faith, act upon it. I must “think on these things”. My prayer is to continually go where Christ is and stay there. There I will find peace that passes all my understanding.