And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 {KJV}
Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror,
but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.
All that I know now is partial and incomplete,
but then I will know everything completely,
just as God now knows me completely.
1 Corinthians 13:12
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 {KJV}
Did you ever sing "Down In My Heart" when you were younger?
I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart {where?} down in my heart....
I don't think I ever really knew what I was singing when I sang the verse "I've got the peace that passeth understanding down in my heart" But lately that phrase has been stuck in my head.
I've been struggling with a couple of weeks of defeat/depression/anxiety. It's something I struggle with when I haven't been turning my worries over to God or feel like I've lost control of areas of my life.
I always got good grades in high school, not because I studied, but just because I can catch on to lessons {particularly math & science} pretty quickly {and then forget them immediately after the test... it's not a good way to learn}. I remember the one specific time in Trigonometry that I just could not grasp the lesson he was teaching and I got so frustrated I had to leave the room to cry! It makes me feel sick and panic-y when I can't understand something.
So, with my faith, sometimes I struggle with trying to completely understand God's plans for me and my loved ones, or trying to understand eternity and it gives me the same sick and panicked feelings. It's a struggle for me not to be in control and not be able to comprehend what is next.
Fill me in on the plan, God!
But I know that when I trust and obey God's word, I don't feel the depression/anxiety that I have been feeling lately. I know that when we follow God and actively search for his path for us, he gives us a peace that everything will be okay, a peace that covers all of our fear, a peace that God has something beautiful planned for us next, and it isn't my job to understand it all but simply to try and live how God tells us to.
I pray that God gives me the strength to do just that and a peace deep down in my heart that covers more than I can understand.
I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart {where?} down in my heart....
I don't think I ever really knew what I was singing when I sang the verse "I've got the peace that passeth understanding down in my heart" But lately that phrase has been stuck in my head.
I've been struggling with a couple of weeks of defeat/depression/anxiety. It's something I struggle with when I haven't been turning my worries over to God or feel like I've lost control of areas of my life.
I always got good grades in high school, not because I studied, but just because I can catch on to lessons {particularly math & science} pretty quickly {and then forget them immediately after the test... it's not a good way to learn}. I remember the one specific time in Trigonometry that I just could not grasp the lesson he was teaching and I got so frustrated I had to leave the room to cry! It makes me feel sick and panic-y when I can't understand something.
So, with my faith, sometimes I struggle with trying to completely understand God's plans for me and my loved ones, or trying to understand eternity and it gives me the same sick and panicked feelings. It's a struggle for me not to be in control and not be able to comprehend what is next.
Fill me in on the plan, God!
But I know that when I trust and obey God's word, I don't feel the depression/anxiety that I have been feeling lately. I know that when we follow God and actively search for his path for us, he gives us a peace that everything will be okay, a peace that covers all of our fear, a peace that God has something beautiful planned for us next, and it isn't my job to understand it all but simply to try and live how God tells us to.
I pray that God gives me the strength to do just that and a peace deep down in my heart that covers more than I can understand.
Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror,
but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.
All that I know now is partial and incomplete,
but then I will know everything completely,
just as God now knows me completely.
1 Corinthians 13:12
