Peace

Someone once pointed out to me the seeming paradox of Isaiah 48:18 – “If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, …” Peace like a river, huh? Like a roaring, rushing, rapid river? Peace? Seems like a strange choice to me until I consider that a river is steady, is moving, and flows one way. When on a river, you can be assured that you are traveling downstream. If you are not traveling downstream, you are fighting like the dickens to go the wrong way, and you know it.

A beautiful, divine description of God’s peace. His peace is steady and steadying. Yet it allows us to move (progress, grow) through different circumstances that might be calm, exciting, or even treacherous while being assured that we are going in the direction He has chosen for us. Peace like a river – a ride? You bet. Life with Him always is. Boring? Never.

Peace out…

Funk

Ever had one of those periods in life when you need to get out of a funk? I am not in one currently, but I feel for those that are. I have been there. The feeling of apathy and no matter hard you look you cannot see that everpresent "silver lining" that others around you tell you about. How do you get out of it? How does a baseball player get out of a slump, how does a writer get over the block and how is it I cannot think of another example. It is during these times prayer seems like a trite suggestion. It is hard to actually confess to our creator that his creation just feels like a lump and not a miracle. Prayer, it is not that hard. It is just talking to God, or is it. Prayer is actually hardest for me when I am in a funk. It takes an element of faith to pray. Faith to know that someone hears your words. Your words may be eloquent and succinct or a pot luck of verbs, nouns and a few adjectives just thrown in. (Kind of like my posts)
I've been in and out of funks. If you can muster up enough faith to know God wants to hear from you. You are his child, he loves you and desires to hear from you. If you know someone in a funk ask to pray with them. (Christian community does not get as much credit as it should) Prayer is an extremely powerful tool in our Christian lives and who knows the "silver lining" may reappear.

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