Peace That Passeth All Understanding

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. -Philippians 4:7

This week I have been so blessed to be able to experience peace in the midst of uncertainty. I had decisions to make and things I needed to decide and although I wasn't sure what the outcome would be (for that matter, still am not sure), it was so amazing being able to give it to God and allow Him to work in the way He saw best. Oh I am not saying it is easy. This week was one of the hardest I have had for a while, but despite that fact, it was also one of the best. Now that sounds strange maybe, but think about it. Though I was facing hard things, by my putting them in God's hands, and allowing Him to show me which way He wanted me to go, I was allowing Him to have His way with me. And through my doing that, He gave me the peace that passeth all understanding. It was so amazing and I feel like I have definitely grown closer to God through this all. I know that if I continue to do what I have been doing this past week (surrendering everything into His hands), He will continue to lead me and guide me!

Peace is such a hard thing to describe. The easiest way to describe it, is to say that by giving it to God, I was able to smile and face whatever would come because I wasn't handling it on my own! So my challenge to you is, whatever you are facing right now, give it to God. It will be worth it in the end, I promise. Not saying He won't ask you to do hard things, He usually does. It is what YOU do with the hard things He asks you to do, either handle them on your own or give them to Him, that will determine whether or not you will have a closer walk with God. :)