From: ADRIAN (Tertiary Cell)

GOD'S PEACE
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.
- John 14:27

There are two kinds of peace a Christian can go after in this world:

the peace that God gives,

and the peace that the world gives.

The daily question of our lives is,

“Will we be at peace with God or the world?”
This is why sin can feel good for short periods of time.

It’s because of the peace it brings when it unites with the sinful areas of our heart.
For a Christian,

we have in each of us a new nature that opposes this “peace of the world” completely;

the Holy Spirit in us constantly draws us closer to God

and creates in us discomfort and uneasyness when we sin.

For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.
- Galatians 5:17

For myself, I have a lot of struggles finding peace with God:

issues of trust, issues of insecurity and so on.

These issues keep me from having God’s peace,

and often I find myself looking for “peace”

by taking comfort in the world’s offerings of comfort.

But these don’t last,

and it’s better to be patient and take time to wash my mind in useful verses and prayer than succumbing to an “escapist” way of dealing with things.

For all the “comfort” and “peace” following the world often brings us,

it does not last nor does it sink in very deep.

As we go about our daily lives,

let us try to look for something that we can build our lives on:

God’s peace.

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
- John 16:33