Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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Where All Good Things Come From...
by miss poppy
Psalm 16:11 You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. (Amplified)Ephesians 2:14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, (NIV)
1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (NIV)
Why is it that I so often find myself praying and asking God to give me His peace and let me feel His love, as if I think those things are somehow separate from who God is? I will strain and try to feel the way I want to feel, only to find that I am more frustrated because I can't get to the feeling. I will think, "But I've felt God's peace before. Why am I not getting it this time? Did I do something wrong?" But it's so silly. I try for a feeling and often come up empty-handed.
It's like I've forgotten again. In my mind I've divorced the gift from the Giver. I've wanted what God has without remembering that His peace and His love are not just spiritual gifts; they are who He is.
Instead, things go much better when I cry out for God's presence, when I run to Him for fellowship. When I remember that His presence is where all good things begin. Only there can I find perfect peace and experience perfect love.
I don't need God to touch me with a wand and make me peaceful. What I need is the source of peace and love itself: His very Being. When I am experiencing Him, all other things come to order; all of my feelings align. With my head on His chest, the world cannot harm me. Even my own anxious thoughts lose their power. There is nothing but Him, and in Him perfect peace and love naturally encircle and change me. There is no strain; there is only communion.
It's beyond comprehension, but I realize now that the Giver is the Gift.
Where do you go for peace and comfort? Do you think of God as the source of these things?
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Comments (11)
Talking to God about the problems I am having and what I am feeling help calm me down and I am able to relax.
I never thought about it that way that the giver is the gift, he is love...thanks..I go to him to find peace and a guiding hand.
amen.
Thanks so much for writing about this Miss Poppy! I read your post and today's My Utmost for His Highest qt and feels so much better about something I've been worried about. You reminded me where peace comes from and I'm so thankful our Father is the source of everything good!
I turn to God; yes, I do.
I find three keys to peace and comfort. 1) Complete and raw honesty with God 2)Living and breathing the Word of God in my daily life. 3)Leaning into the Body of Christ for support.
@desperate4mySavior@xanga - Excellent response.
I'll actually cry out to God and I feel that the comfort poured out by Him on me is even more. I suppose it is because I know that I am made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Romans 5:1. In fact, God is the reason we-Christians are living for.
He is the souce indeed. This is a very good post
This is a great post and a great reminder how fervant our Lord is for us. He is crazy about us and I love that! It's encouraging to know that God is with us and not against besides our earthly, sinful selves. But God is good-all the time. I find myself taking a break at work and go into the stall of the bathroom and just talk with God about my day and whatever is going on at the time. It gives me reassurance that God is on my side and that He listens. There is comfort in His peace and love. Yay Jesus :)
I love how you said this: "It's beyond comprehension, but I realize now that the Giver is the Gift."
That is exactly what I am learning right now. You just expressed it so well. Thanks!
I used to think differently... but lately, God has shown me otherwise... It's all about Him... and it's amazing. =D