One of my favorite apostle Paul verses. I love it so much that I have the verse reference tattooed on my right arm!

“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
–Philippians 4:7

Here, Paul is exhorting to us an appeal to the Christian experience only found in God’s peace even amongst conflict in our own lives. That God is truly in control! We just have to embrace this truth all the time. Most of us know it, but we often choose to embrace it only when times are tough.

We often define “peace” as the absence of conflict, bills paid, perfect relationships, rose-colored glasses on or off–and all looks the same anyway. In our “fallen world,” we are constantly seeking “worldly” peace, or peace defined by our societal and social structures. I submit to you — good luck and let me know how it goes!

As such, the apostle Paul impressed upon us “God’s peace,” which transcends or is beyond any personal definition of “peace.” And that we can CHOOSE His peace despite the presence of “worldly” conflict. God may say “No” or He may even seem to be not answering your prayer at all…

“No” is explicit, and silence speaks for itself. Their is peace in these responses indeed, His peace! It’s a knowing that His will is always good, acceptable and PERFECT (ala Romans 12:2). In truly embracing the latter, will our tempted hearts and minds be guarded by God’s Love through our relationship with Jesus Christ!

“Let go, and let God!”

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