this of course is the time of year we sing, "peace on earth..." i want peace in my heart...
i know you feel it too. you know you're doing the right things, the good things, but still, you have moments and periods of unrest, waking up worried about something, or dreaming about things you feel you should be able to let go of. this is something i pray about quite often and while i pray about it, i don't always stop to listen to what God might be telling me.
so i asked, and He started showing me: sometimes i want to be in an area of ministry i enjoy becaue i want to enjoy it, not because i long to see people change or served. ouch. that hurt, cause it's true, then about peace He told me:
there is peace in serving others
can you see it? i sometimes, maybe more like often, have a problem with meeting my needs before others, which is the opposite of serving. in other words, God is telling me to stop worrying about peace, which seems stupid in the first place, and focus my attention on others, and in serving others, i will find peace.
why can't He just give me peace? answer: because He wants me to be His peace in the lives of others.
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