Aug 07 2009
Peace of Mind
The other day, August 3, 2009 to be exact, I had a very rare moment with God. It was one of those times where you can just feel His presence. Has that ever happened to you?
Anyways, I was writing down my prayers, like I often do; I was at a very low point, not knowing what to do with my life and wondering why it wasn’t turning out the way I had planned. Of course, that’s part of the problem–I was (maybe sometimes still am) waiting for things to turn out the way I want instead of following God’s lead.
All of a sudden, I felt this peace come into my life. Mentally, none of my problems mattered anymore because I knew things would turn out how God wanted them to. But this was a physical peace as well. It literally felt like a hug in the way it surrounded me.
It was a very profound moment for me– something I will always remember. I think this type of interaction with God is rare. I mean, God does things for us every day and is always with us at every moment, of course. But to have so much peace at one moment, and to feel it like I did, that is something special, not given to us often.
I guess it’s at those times when we are at our lowest points, maybe questioning God or falling away from Him in some way, that He draws us closer than ever before. If only we’ll stop to recognize that He is still there and still in charge of our lives. That night I could have easily done something else– gone to bed, read a book, chatted with friends.
Instead, I chose to run to my God, the only one I knew could help me. It may be really hard sometimes, but I would challenge everyone to go to God first with their problems and their pain. No matter how far we try to run away from Him, He is always there to pick us back up and to give us peace to make it through another day.
