Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. Psalm 34:14

 While employed, I always looked forward to those peaceful moments when nothing bad was happening, everything ran smoothly, and my heart, mind and soul could rest. Those moments were few and far between, and I allowed my circumstances to dictate whether I was living in peace or turmoil. Maybe your peaceful moments come and go like the wind.

 Today’s verse reminds us that we must always seek peace and pursue it. Allowing your current circumstances to dictate if you’ll have peace is no way to live. God provides peace in our hearts with His love, His presence, and most of all His forgiveness. When we are at peace with God, everything else falls in line. Like a man chasing down a much-needed taxi, we need to pursue God in every aspect of our life: family, work, down time, hobbies, even our pleasures.

 Commit your works to the Lord, and He will establish your plans. Proverbs 16:3

 Peace with God is simple, allowing Him to manage your life. For most of us, that can be challenging, because we think we know how to live life. But God’s plans are much more meaningful, purposeful, and require complete surrender of self. When you let go and let God, He works through every minute of your day and you begin to see His hand working on your behalf. In the process this inner peace surrounds you and gives you the confidence to continue on with a surrendered life in Christ.

 When a man’s ways please the Lord, HE makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Proverbs 16:7

 Peace is hard to come by these days. But, when you surrender your life to God, He brings peace in areas you would never expect it, even your enemies live at peace with you. Pursue God and you’ll find a peace like no other! God bless!