Answer the knock...


Happy New Year!

I woke up this morning feeling PEACEFUL and I am both grateful and a little stunned because certainly all is not right in the world.  Overnight there was a devastating fire that killed dozens in a Swiss Ski Resort.  The protests in Iran are intensifying.  And Russia rang in the New Year with a massive strike on Ukraine.  The news - as always - is bad. 

But I have peace!

Years ago, I had a high paying job complete with a company car, 6 weeks of paid time off, and medical benefits.  I lived in a BIG house in an upscale city.  I surrounded myself with loads and loads of people I called friends. I was self-made, self-important, and self-righteous...but I was NEVER satisfied, and I was NEVER AT PEACE.

Then, when the pain of divorce and my life choices brought me to knees; when the people I loved, and who I thought loved me, turned away; when no amounts of wine could dull the pain; and when I wondered if running my car into a wall might not be the best option - I broke.  

I turned to the one place I hadn't considered. I turned to God. And that, my dear friends, was the best decision I've ever made - because God brought me a sense of peace that I'd never known before.  

I had peace when my life was spinning out of control, peace when my dad died, and peace in the face of all the world's craziness. 

I felt peaceful, and I FINALLY felt satisfied.

As we start another New Year - I beg you to consider your life.  If you are anxious, or hurting, dissatisfied or broken - then turn to God and invite Him in.  He is knocking now - and he promises if you open the door and let Him in - that He will do life with you and give you peace.

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock.  If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me." - Revelation 3:20

"And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:7


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