Do you long for peace?
Where does your peace come from?
Jesus was called the PRINCE OF PEACE (Is. 9:6)
But do you think of HIM when longing for peace?
Often times we need peace to counter balance this dark depressing world! But do we truly seek it from the right place?
Psalm 9:9 even says He is the REFUGE to the oppressed also known as heavily burdened also known as US! Me and YOU! We need to come to HIM for peace! Come to HIM to be our REFUGE!
Psalm 9:9 also says He is our STRONGHOLD in times of trouble! period. when times of trouble hit..go straight to our REFUGE and cry out to GOD for strength and PEACE!
I find that when we have a busy weekend (or a super busy day) I need peace to fill my heart before I go to bed. I need to renew my strength..recharge my heart...have peace in all areas of my life or I will completely loose focus on WHY I am here on this earth! I get so caught up in ME ME ME that I don't even acknowledge Jesus! or the NEED I have in my heart for Jesus! I have been lighting candles at night...WHY? (thanks for asking) because they relax me...and for some WEIRD reason I put my focus back on Jesus and enjoy some quite time just thanking and praying to HIM! Resting all my cares on HIM! I am not saying that candles bring you closer to Jesus or that candles are to be lit in order to pray to Jesus or that candles are the way to JESUS! But what I am saying is that if you don't have YOUR OWN personal quite time you won't be able to call out to Jesus to be your STRONGHOLD! REFUGE! PRINCE OF PEACE!
