Peace is an interesting word. Its meanings range from quiet to solitude, from tranquility to contentment. The breadth of peace's place in the believer's life is huge. This peace, divine peace, is a gift from God and is to cover our hearts and lives. We are to live in the peace that God bestows upon us.
The peace that Christ gives to believers surpasses all understanding and is to guard our hearts and our minds (Phil. 4:7). Peace serves a purpose, it is not just an attitude but is a state of being that keeps and protects believers from sin. When we let the peace of Christ rest over our hearts, it acts as a protectant that prevents us from things like malice and envy, sin that can taint.
When peace is our state and how we handle the waves of this life, we will not let the fickle and mercurial nature of the world hinder our ability to live godly lives. Jesus gives a peace that is dependable. We can rest upon it. This becomes crucial when we are constantly pushed to not be peaceful. When life throws curves we should rely on the peace that God bestows to carry us through the toughest of situations with grace and dignity.
Being full of peace, peaceful, is also a way to live, an attitude to handle all of life's struggles. Living in a state, an attitude, of peacefulness can be invaluable because we will become not be able to be overly-encumbered or overwhelmed by the world but will be in a place of contentment grounded in the Lord. If the root of our peace is the Lord, we will not be shaken for the peace that passes understanding will help us to maintain a life of satisfaction.
The reality is that God desire for us to delight in Him and to only seek our satisfaction in Him. This is what peace is all about: having our contentment and satisfaction met in Him. When we truly rely on the Lord as the source of our strength and fulfillment, then we will understand what peace is all about.
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