Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
The peace of God. It’s something that nobody can really explain.
But when we are in the midst of trials, we can actually have peace that doesn’t make sense to our human minds.
During the past couple of years we had been going through some pretty tough trials. There were days when it felt like the wind had been knocked out of us. Sometimes it wasn’t just one day, but many days in a row.
Our world felt like it was upside down.
But in the midst of it all, even when our emotions tried to get the best of us, we had peace.
We can’t really explain it, but we had peace… a knowing inside us that God was in control and that everything would somehow turn out OK.
And it did.
There were decisions that we had to make, and some of the choices we made might have seemed odd to the undiscerning person. But God’s Spirit was at work in us and we could make choices that were contrary to common sense and logic and still have peace inside, because we were being led by God and not by our emotions.
So in the midst of your storm, let God lead you. Listen for His voice and heed His instruction. And when you do that, you too can have God’s peace in the midst of your storm; that peace that surpasses understanding.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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