Finding Peace

We live in a time of very little peace.

There is a lack of peace overseas, Egypt and now Libya for current examples, a lack of peace in our own country, our own government can hardly agree often enough to get anything productive done and there is a lack of peace right in our very own homes, you can look to the divorce rate of our nation to draw that conclusion.

So what can we do to find peace? There is obviously a need for it.

I think I realized at least one option and in my opinion, the best source of peace...God's Word.

"Great peace have they which love thy law and nothing shall offend them." Psalm 119:165

God proved that verse to be true to me this week.

I have a tendency to not be very "peaceful" at work. My job is often considered stressful and I believe that is a justifiable description. Unfortunately, I usually do not handle the work stress very well. I let it get to me. I let it change my mood and my attitude and allow myself to become stressed, irritated and annoyed.

But this past Monday was different. My calls weren't any different. I still had people talking my ear off for 30 minutes about irrelevant information that I didn't need to know or want to know and of course, plenty of the people I talked with still found the need to ask a question only to interrupt me 2 words into my explanation. Since my calls hadn't changed, what was making the difference? Why was it already late in the afternoon and I was still in a chipper mood and it was a Monday?

Then I looked over and noticed something different.

I always have my Bible sitting on my desk but I noticed that today, after I had finished my regular reading routine I had just left it open. As I replayed the day through my mind I realized I had actually caught a few extra verses here and there throughout the day as well. Hmmm....

That's when Psalm 119:165 came to mind.

"Great peace have they which thy law, and nothing shall offend them." Well, what is "thy law"? It is God's Word. The more in love you are with God's Word, the more peace you will have and I can attest to that statement because since starting this blog, it has caused me to be in my Bible more and not just reading more but actually studying more and I have peace over situations and circumstances that I never really thought I'd have peace about. It's wonderful!

While reading and studying God's Word I also came across John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."

"That in me ye might have peace" is a statement by Jesus Christ. We can have peace through Jesus Christ and through God's Word.

We spend time with the ones we love. We spend time doing the things we love, eating foods that we love. The Bible promises peace to those that "love thy law". If you need peace, may I suggest you start with spending time with Jesus Christ in prayer and take the time falling in love with God's Word.