He'll Give You Peace!

When times get rough and it seems like we can't find a way through our pains, when it looks like desperate times call for desperate measures, when we feel all hope is gone and no one cares, we began to long and look for something or someone that will relieve us of those feelings. I have come to realize that I won't find relief in people, places, or things. I can only find my peace in God.
Life has caused a lot of pain, worry and frustrations. There has literally been times where I lost my mind. I had no sense of who I was or what I was really here for. Covered by emotional pain and despair, I have no joy, hope and couldn't find peace. Through my healing process, I had to somehow take hold of some peace. I had to pray and ask God to show me how to obtain peace.
I began to reach in the word of God and look for guidance on peace. In Matt 6: 25-34, it tells us that God says not to worry. It talks about how God provides for the birds and the lilies so we can expect him to do the same for us. The scriptures also talk about how worrying shows signs of little faith. God knows, and He cares!  Scripture also tells us to seek His kingdom and righteousness and all these things will be given to us.
Even more of the Word, tells us that David was at peace right before his battle with Goliath. He was at peace because he was able to look back on all the other times God had been there for him. We have to remember God's faithfulness to us in prior situations when things began to cloud our minds. Even writing this now, I hear someone saying, " Evangelist, how am I suppose to do that when everything happens so fast and I'm just not there yet?" Perseverance through the situation, tired of the weight and pain will lead you to develop a relationship with God that, believe me, will keep Him at the for front of your thoughts everyday.
 Knowing that after everything that I have been through, I have peace today keeps me pressing. Like David, I remember. I remember when God kept me through every dangerous encounter with rapist, gang shootings, drug activity, homeless situations, and even suicide attempts. He kept my mind. Therefore, today I can't help but have those "thank you Jesus" flashbacks. As I look back over my life and I think things over, I can truly say that God has kept me all the way and today I have peace.
Do you ever wonder where God is when you are in the midst of it all? Well, I'll tell you. God is right there. He will give you peace, just like He gave Gideon when he was in the winepass hiding from the Midianites. When the angel appeared to Gideon and he was complaining, he actually thought it was an angle of the Lord, instead it was God, himself. When Gideon realized that God had shown enough concern to speak himself, Gideon made and alter right there and then called God, Jehovah-shalom, the Lord of peace. Goes to show, God is there, watching over us when we don't even stop to realize it. * Read Judges Chapter 6 to see how that came about .( Get in the Word, it will keep you as well).
Get real honest with yourself and find that true intimate relationship with God. We can not measure our peace based on what we have experienced in life. We can't center our peace around things or people. In life, we have to know that God is Jehovah-shalom. Ephesians 2:14 says,"For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility," Once we realize this, understand this and worship God for who He is we can have peace no matter what may come our way.
Last thing, Jesus even gave a promise of peace before He went to the Cross...
                John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." 
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               John 16:33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
God Bless!!