John 16: 33

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble but take heart! I have overcome the world.

Chaos!

That’s how I would describe our world today.  Oh wait…I just thought of a few more. Hatred—Anger—Anxiety—Frenzy—Greed—Self-absorption–Hopelessness. I’m sure there are many more words I could add if I had the time and/or the inclination which I don’t.

And that’s just the state of the world. What about our own personal lives? Money problems—Health issues—Children worries—Job difficulties. That list can go on and on.

How are we supposed to experience the peace of God when we live in a world of chaos?

CHOOSE PEACE!

We always have a choice in this life. We don’t always get to pick the circumstances in our life but we always have a choice how we’re going to react to them!

We can choose to trust God.

We can choose to pray.

We can choose peace over chaos.

We don’t live in a perfect world, but God wants us to trust him. And one of the ways we do that is to not panic in the midst of troubles but to look to God for strength, for calmness, for peace.