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I was so excited.
I quietly shut the door to our master bedroom closet, leaving it cracked so I could hear my toddler in the other room. I softly plopped down in our worn old mushroom chair and exhaled deeply. I lit two tiny votive candles on the makeshift altar. The shadows danced around the small iron cross. The only sound was the very distant hum of the fluorescent light above.
At last. Quiet. Peace. Time to relax and meet with Jesus. All. By. Myself.
It was great. For about three minutes.
Then that darling tiny human of ours found my sacred hiding spot. It wasn’t long before I realized my peace was quickly evaporating. She yanked the prayer request sticky notes off the wall. I tried to appease her with a note card and pencil to “color,” but the notecard was soon shredded and the pencil was sketching on the white closet wall. I couldn’t decide if I should press on with my attempt to experience peace or not. Suddenly my decision was confirmed by the smell that wafted filled the close quarters.
Poop.
It should really come as no surprise that peace, real peace, is somewhat hard to come by in this messy world. Jesus told us over two-thousand years ago that it would be an issue. “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble.But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33.) Honestly, this constant quest for peace in my everyday life makes me weary.
After all, we face events that threaten to disrupt our peace like a poopy-pantsed toddler ripping sticky notes off of our prayer closet wall.
So… what is the solution? Keep reading over at Wives of Faith to find out how to establish Practical Peace in our Everyday.
What life events threatens to rob you of peace? How do you personally deal with it? Which tip from over at Wives of Faith resonates with you most? We always love to hear from you. Join the conversation and leave a comment below.
Remember, dear readers… God’s peace isn’t an unattainable theory. It is a tangible, practical concept, available to us at all times.
We just have to reach out and grab it.
“Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice.And the God of peace will be with you.” ~Philippians 4:9 NIV
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