Peace!

Wow, just few days ago I was writing about a heavy heart and now I am beyond joy with the safe rescue of Ethan.  Although it is still sad to me that people are so selfish that they hurt others, I am well aware that God is and always will be in control of everything.  There is nothing that he does not see and there is no feeling that we have that he doesn’t feel.  Tonight when my family and I read Proverbs 3 I was reminded of whom I serve.  Verses 5-7 have always been some of my favorite scripture, but tonight they really exploded throughout my heart.  

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.                                                                                               Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.

So I am once again reminded that I cannot depend on my understanding, on my fleshly vision of what is going on around me, but I have to trust in my God and depend on my spiritual vision.  So many times things may seem out of control, they may even seem like they are going in a disastrous direction, but when we acknowledge Him, when we trust in Him completely, He will direct our paths.  And when He is directing our path, nothing is out of control!  In fact, it is completely in control when we follow the leading of the Lord!  So as I lie here tonight and think of this crazy, imperfect world with so many things looking so bleak, I can’t help but to be at peace.  Not because this world is peaceful, but because I know the One that is peaceful, I know the One that can give me peace in the middle of a raging sea.  I am overjoyed tonight that I not only know the name of the One that gives peace, but I have met him and I have experienced the peace that is like no other.  So tonight as you read this, please know that Jesus is the answer to your problems, Jesus is the one that will give you a peace like no other.  It is truly an indescribable peace and I am once again humbled that I have a father that loves me so much that he chooses to give me a constant peace that no one or nothing can ever take away from me. 

If you are searching for peace, I can tell you that you will find it at the feet of Jesus Christ.  There is nothing like falling down to the ground and giving it all to Him, to release everything to Him.  It is in that moment that He will lift you up, wrap His loving arms around you, and give you a peace like nothing you have ever known.  I may not know everything about scripture, but I can tell you all this from experience.  I have been desperate, I have been distraught, I have been angry, I have been hurt, and I have been sad, but my Jesus has saw me through all these things and I am better for it.  He has seen me at my worst and he has seen me at my best, but He has always loved me the same no matter what, and he has always, always given me a peace beyond my understanding.