Peace Begins with God

Are you living with inner chaos or living in His perfect peace?

March’s Awakening, Day 4

There is never any peace for those who resist God.

 —François Fénelon

Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart?

 —Gerard Majella 

Peace reigns where our Lord reigns.

 -Julian of Norwich 

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, Romans 5:1 NIV 

May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24 NIV

Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:20–21 NIV 

            Peace begins with God and knowing Him through Christ Jesus, the Good Shepherd, who oversees us and prepares our hearts to receive and live in His perfect peace. Peace apart from God is peace derived only from the world, and Satan is the ruler of this current world and his sole purpose is to steal, kill, and destroy. Difficult indeed, to gain inner peace from this world. Embrace God and all that He is and all that He has for you, and you will begin to see peace become increasingly more apparent and more powerful in your life. It is your inner peace obtained from God that allows you to weather the storms of life and ride out the choppy seas. Enter His presence often by prayer and reading His Word and exchange your inner chaos for His powerful peace. It will certainly make each day more tolerable and eventually that inner peace will become your core center of joy.