I admit, I agree with my friend C's hesitancy to be excited about peace. Here's something to change that thinking. The result will be either excitement, or deep thinking, or both.
Isaiah 26:3: You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You.
This doesn't mean a stable mind with no complexity. Rather, an imperfect mind can still attain a deep sense of safety, completeness, wholeness, friendliness, healthiness and soundness, which all serve to present one's inner being (mind) as being in a satisfied condition, a condition of well being. Here's the best part: a peaceful mind indicates "a prosperous relationship between two or more parties" (taken from Beth Moore).
This is ripe for application between you and God and between you and the people you love most. Learning the Hebrew synonyms for "peace" shows me just how much I am not, at times, really, truly honest in my most important relationships. A truly healthy, prosperous relationship is one where a completeness and wholeness is achieved, or realized. This requires a full giving of self, no pretending. What peace is there in pretending?
I'd also like to add that a sense of security no matter what happens or what's said is an indication of true or real love. Stability in the midst of chaos: is this not what Jesus has given us on the cross? Where our sin drowned(s) us in confusion and emotional deadweight, his salvation gave(gives) us bounancy. That is, stability. How else would we be able to do great things in this life, if always fighting a pending sense of doom?
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