The Peace of God
By Lili Richey Willard |
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Posted 1:22 pm on August 08, 2011
I have been on vacation in the Lower Outer Banks of North Carolina with my four grandaughters and a dear friend and her two daughters this week. We returned home a few days ago, but the memory is vivid, as I was the first one up, of sitting on the deck, having my coffee, and enjoying the sights and sounds of that lovely island.
I felt complete peace. While there has been much hustle and bustle this week, there has also been the precious family/friend emotions and companionships, which you can never tag with a price. The are simply what they are...precious.
Our lives are so very busy! So we must take the time to smell those proverbial roses along the way...try some REAL roses, why don’t you? I have seen and smelled beautiful wildflowers on this island this week and thus have been reminded that God and His endless wonders are everywhere, and in everything. From the sounds of the waves crashing on the beach, to the sting of the salty spray hitting my face during a fast boat ride on the bay, His presence has penetrated my very soul.
God is with us, as is His peace, no matter where we may be. I know I will still have it in my home, at my job, while stuck in traffic, while waiting in line somewhere. He is ever faithful, and has promised us that His peace is available to us always, no matter our circumstances, no matter our emotional state. It is the balm that will soothe us wherever and whenever we find ourselves in need of it's refreshing touch.
My choice is to take the time to enjoy that peace, to live my life with it, and to simply rest in it. That's why God gave it...that we may rest in it, and bask in the sunlight of His love...His peace.
Blessings!
Tags: enjoy, God, peace, soothe, touch
I write the 'Rosebuds of Faith Devotional Series' on my personal blog, Ohiolilisview.blogspot.com/, and Angelwing Devotionals at angelwingdevotionals.wordpress.com. Currently working on a devotional e-book, I love to write about what God has done in my life and the lives of others. I am also available to speak to women about God and what He is to them, and what they are to Him! I am active in my church, and monitor a Ladies Prayer-Care-Share email site for the ladies of my church family. I am happily married, and though a born Yankee, I currently reside in the south, and love it! I believe God is just waiting to bless each of us...but it is up to us to see the blessing and to receive it...and then to give Him thanks!
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