At Peace

You, Lord, give true peace
    to those who depend on You,
    because they trust You.

Isaiah 26:3

The photo is of our greyhound, Abby.  She is a little pampered and she is at peace....content with her life.  People have forgotten what it is to be at peace and to be content with their lives.  Think about it...we spend our lives always in pursuit of more!  More stuff, more money, more space, MORE EVERYTHING!  We have lost the ability to be content and at peace!

 

Now that it has begun, look at the shopping for Christmas.  Black Friday usually brings out people who are willing to endure horrendous crowds, whatever weather in their area, and will camp out just so they can storm the stores to get more stuff.  Humans never seem to be satisfied.

 

It is the constant pursuit of more that prevents us from knowing true peace and contentment.  We want more money, so instead of cutting back on some expenses, we work more hours.  When we work more hours, we are more tired.  When we are more tired, we get irritable.  When we get irritable, we take it out on our relationships.  When we take it out on our relationships, we create a distance between us and the people we love, and eventually we will end up losing.  All because we insisted we "needed" more.  And I am guilty of this too.

Now.....look at today's verse.  God gives TRUE PEACE to those who depend on Him!  So what do you think would happen if we shifted our focus from "MORE STUFF" to more relationship with God?