Everyone is seeking peace. We all want to be at a place where we can say there is no stress in our lives, we have found contentedness. Most of us have grown up believing that peace comes from having all our ducks in a row, in other words: our relationships are working well, no one has a life threatening illness, there is at minimum enough money to pay the bills, my boss loves me, the economy is great, there is no threat of war, etc. For each one of us this list varies in what is important to us. Often we feel like we will never get off the hamster wheel of trying to get everything in order and therefore we can never have peace.
In contrast to this, God says, Peace comes from Him. One of the names for Jesus is Prince of Peace. God wants us to look to Him for peace not our ducks. Yet we spend our lives trying to get our ducks to get in line, they keep wandering off because they have a mind of their and for the most part are not under our control anyways. The reality is if we ever do get our ducks in a row, nicely lined up, God will come in a flick one out of place, because He is a very jealous God and wants your peace to from Him not your ducks.
God solution to the problem of anxiety and stress is a deep heartfelt knowing on the inside of us that:
1. He is sovereign over all things. It is all in His hands.
2. He deeply loves you.
3. He has good plans for you.
4. Nothing that happens in your life is bigger than God and if you open yourself up to His sovereignty in your life, He will take care of you.
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