Sending My Location

Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!”

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Guys! I have finally ‘found’ the peace I’ve been in search of for years—the peace God promised me—the peace He had already given me. Finally, I receive it. I accept it. I own it. I am in the land of peace. It looks a lot like: Appreciating how far I’ve come and learning from my failures and my setbacks; accepting that the past is just that—the past, and nothing I do today can change my decisions of yesterday; celebrating the victories along the way (big and small); and realizing that desiring better, striving for better, working hard for better does not mean I have to hate who I am now, today. That’s just no way to live. It’s exhausting. Make sure you’re treating yourself better than that.

Peace is also knowing that there is always room for improvement in everything. It’s knowing that you are only attached to what you attach yourself to. It’s knowing that you are free, and freedom allows you to not be defined by your mistakes, challenges, or struggles. It is seeing those same mistakes, challenges, and struggles as the growth serum they are, not as the barriers the world distorts them to be. Peace is recognizing that trials and tribulations builds character and strengthens your testimony. Furthermore, peace is knowing that ‘not right now’ does not mean ‘no’ or ‘never,’ and that God gives us His best. So, if He does say ‘no,’ you can guarantee it’s out of love and for protection.

Through peace I was able to stop obsessing and stressing through the growth process. I stopped ingesting the lies Satan kept trying to feed me, realizing that negativity only makes it harder for me to get where I’m going. So, being down on yourself and allowing negative thoughts and feelings to fester in you only gives power to the struggle, but peace gives you the power to overcome with dignity and grace. Moreover, peace is realizing that contentment is not complacency. You see, peace helps you accept the fact that change is a constant in life and it’s best to embrace it then to reject it. You can be content with where you are, but still desire and strive for better. You can be content with what God has given you and how far you’ve come, without settling for where you are today. Peace establishes contentment, and contentment is about leaning on God’s understanding—especially in your seasons of growth; it is simply getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.

I’ve learned that having peace means loving myself because Christ loved me first. Peace is joyfully going on the journey and enjoying the adventures along the way—learning and growing, teaching and maturing. It’s recognizing the difference between self-hate and self-love. Self-hate will leave you in the trenches, out for the count. Whereas, self-love is the epitome of peace. You won’t feel less than. Instead, you will allow the peace of Christ to elevate you—taking you further and higher than you ever imagined. Finally, peace is knowing that with Him, you always have a seat at the table. Peace is staying inspired and encouraged.

 

Drop your location for me. Are you somewhere in the clouds? Are you in the land of peace, love, growth, maturity, trials, triumphs? Where you at? Ya girl wants to know, so I can send prayers and love your way through Christ.

 

John 16:33 “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”