Reflection Friday

It’s Friday!!! 🎉 Back in school, Friday was the golden day of the week. We got to knock off early, and I’d be walking home like I just got released from prison. Then boom blink twice and the weekend was gone. I still don’t like Mondays. Mondays are bullies. These days, my big Friday joy is looking forward to church sneaking in some extra rest from blogging. I enjoy writing but I would be lying if I said I feel like writing everytime. Today? I don’t even feel 1% 😂 but discipline and consistency demand that l show up.

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What does peace really feel like?

Is it the same as a long nap after a busy week? Not quite that’s rest. Peace is deeper. It’s tranquility. It’s actually a state of rest. The truth is, one of the things many people lack today is peace. They chase it, they wish for it, some even take medication just to taste a little of it. We hear of wars across nations, but it’s not just there, every other day, it’s guns, bombs, wars. Then there’s families, this cousin & that cousin are fighting. The uncle who always has something to say started an argument with the other family member. In churches, people in the same department are fighting. Everything seems to be in chaos.

God designed us to desire peace, to need it, to yearn for it. And because of that, the enemy has made it his mission to stir up trouble. He knows peace can be shaken and when it is, so much else crumbles. No wonder the Apostle Paul, in almost every one of his letters, either opened with “peace be unto you” or closed with it. He wasn’t being poetic he was showing us how vital peace is to our lives. So let me ask you: Did you have a peaceful week?

Sickness steals peace. Debt steals peace. The school fees that, if unpaid, could lead to them expelling your child also steals peace. Inflation, the struggling business with little profit, and the marriage weighed down by frustrations . Grief and loss can crumble mental health. Some people suffer chronic insomnia, not because of noise or caffeine, but simply because peace is missing. And then there are those who seem to have it all, the lavish lifestyle, the wealth, the applause yet no peace. Some have even gone into cults, gained what they desired, but lost peace. Some stumbled into sin just yesterday, and since then, peace has left. Can you see it? Different things sickness, sin, struggles, success even all try, in one way or another, to rob us of peace.

But Jesus looked at the world in this state and said, “My peace I give you.” There are two kinds of peace. There is the peace the world gives that says once you have money, status, or security then you will have peace. And then there is the peace Jesus gives, a deeper peace, unlike the world’s version, that quiets the soul, body, and mind. Christ says today: take it. You need it. I need it. He invites us to let go of the fragile “peace” the world offers and open our hands to embrace His. And His promise remains sure: “The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”

That is what peace truly is. It is when Christ Himself stands guard over your heart. I pray you receive that peace today, dear child of God.

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