Simplicity, Quiet. Peace. These three things have been the theme of my life the past year. Not that I have acquired them, but the pursuit of them have been my focus. It seems that many things have the tendency to take the place of Peace in my life. Including things most precious to me; my little family (or large, depending on who you ask) & close friends. I prioritized them wrong. Before God. And how easily they were placed out of order.
Reflecting on this now, God has been good. God has been gracious. He's shown me that having no peace in our home, really meant that He was not being allowed to shoulder the burdens this life brings. Instead, I was taking them on, and even counting blessings as burdens. He showed me the mistake of making these things an idol.
As I set out into this next season, I pray. Pray that God will remind me that nothing is possible without Him...when it is a struggle, and brings me no peace or joy, it is not Him working--it's me. Pray that He will show me simplicity is not simple. It's a quest to live differently as the world whizzes by. To find quiet. To Be still. To know that He is to be exalted in all the earth.
Psalm 46:9-11
9 He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields with fire.
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
11 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
