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I'm sure we can all talk about that one moment where we wanted God to just give us some peace. Have you ever been at war and just wanted some peace? When we think of peace there is so many ways we could all probably think about what kind of peace we want.
Peace Or War
One of the many things I thank God for freedom from is the thought of suicide. This is one of the many things that I often don't speak on because many people know me as the encourager and the lifter. Ha! In front of everyone you are so right, thats exactly who I was. In my own presence with myself there was no peace in my mind. I can remember being in the dark room at work and wanting to just end my life. I was in such a dark place in my life. THERE WAS NO PEACE!
I wanted out! I tried time after time. At this time I was even cutting my wrist and just trying to fill pain with more pain. Sounds crazy right but it was realistic and my life at the moment. I was in a war that peace seemed so far away. I was asking God for peace but wanted immediate peace and He wasn't giving me that so I tried getting that peace my own way.
Battled with that inward fight for a good while. Even when I thought I was okay, it came right back! At some point I knew that peace I was seeking couldn't come because I wasn't being an instrument of peace. The hell in my mind was coming because I was not giving myself peace.
I had to remember that God never has lost a battle. When the Bible says that His train fills the temple, I had to look up why. In that time every time a King won a battle there was more added to the train of his robe. So therefore my God's robe filled the temple because He's never lost a battle and I knew He wouldn't lose this battle with me in the inward mind.
No matter how dark it may seem know that there is a peace waiting for you. I felt dead. I felt I wanted to end my life. I felt I was hopeless. My mistakes had destroyed my life and I wanted to end my life.
Proverbs 14:30:
"A heart at PEACE gives life to the body"
Peace is defined as freedom from disturbance or tranquility. It's just that simple. Many of us need freedom. God don't just give me peace but make me an instrument of peace. We get tired of the battle with the worry and the pain but we find peace in the heart. When we find peace in the heart we release freedom in the body.

Romans 15:13
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him"

This scripture speaks volumes. Simple but Strong. It says that may God fill you with JOY AND PEACE. It also says AS YOU TRUST IN HIM!

The joy and peace can't come without the trust. You just have to trust HIM. I dare you to trust Him and watch him give you the peace that gives you freedom from all disturbances and tranquility.

That may require you to let go of some people and things but it will be worth it. Remember to REFLECT on FAITH!