That Peaceful Easy Feeling
We often believe that true peace is contingent upon our circumstances. It isn’t. Earthly peace comes and goes, and its nature changes depending on the circumstances. Many of which we cannot control.
Sometimes we compromise our peace as a result of caring for other people. Other times, we can’t continue to compromise because it isn’t safe, healthy, or sustainable. So instead, we keep firm boundaries, focus on our healing, and manage our mental health. Healthy habits, making better financial decisions, and using your gifts to bless others are all good things, but they can’t create lasting peace. Regardless of what is happening around us, how much life changes, or how many difficult things we endure, we have access to true, lasting peace.
There are trials, struggles, hills to climb, and valleys to climb out of, decisions to be made, work to do, and relationships to cultivate, but we can have true peace through it all.
There is suffering everywhere. We endure hard times that challenge us and push us to the limit of what we feel we can handle. It’s hard to be peaceful when such painful times come our way. And living this earthly life as a Christian can certainly disrupt peaceful feelings. Being a Christian is a disruption all its own.
What kind of peace do we want?
A false peace that comes because we avoid anything that might disrupt?
A people-pleasing peace that is based on dishonesty?
A selfish peace that comes from being uncaring about the needs of others?
