6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
So what do we know about this verse? We know Paul wrote it. We also know he wrote it while he was in prison for preaching the Gospel (Philippians 1:7, 13, 17). What does this have to do with you and I?
I have recently been going through a season of TRUST, meaning i have had to trust God for bigger things than ever before. I have been anxiously waiting for a breakthrough and move of God. Yesterday I spoke to someone i look up to and as i told him about how i am waiting for God to do something big he asked "Where is your peace? Is your peace in God providing or in God? Will you have peace only when He has come through for you or even in the process?"
This wrecked me. Paul could have dwelt on his need for a breakthrough (aka freedom from prison) but he dwelt on something better, the Peace of God. Truth is sometimes we get so caught up in the situation, in the "now" that we lose sight of what its all about, God. He has my best interest, He sees the bigger picture, He knows. My trust CANNOT be dependent on Him coming through for me, that isnt faith, but on the fact that He is STILL God even in my circumstances.
I now have peace, although the breakthrough hasnt come because my peace comes from the Lord not from some money i need, health i desire, or a call on my life.
7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Through prayer and thanksgiving we receive His peace that is far greater than our answered prayer anyways! As we live in Christ Jesus our hearts and minds remain confident in this...WE WILL SEE THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD.
"My Peace is not dependent on a breakthrough but on the God that brings breakthrough"
-Henry Espinoza
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