“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. John 14:27
Do you ever need a verse or passage that jumps off the page and just speaks to you. Well, if not, one day you will and let me tell you it is an amazing experience. Usually when things go wrong, and they do, I start to pray declaring Scriptures that speak to the situation and soon I’m seeing things from a different perspective. But lately that hasn’t been the case, it may be because one thing after another has been happening that have activated the spirit of lack which hinders my perception as to Who my Provider truly is.
The other day I just broke and cried out to God in a flurry of outbursts about my dissatisfaction whit how things were going. I felt like David in the Psalms just letting it all out and in the end, giving Him the praise, honor and glory. And Him reminding me of today’s verse that He has given me the gift of His peace of mind and heart and that no matter how it looks, seems or feels, I don’t need to be troubled or afraid. My whining and belly aching turned to peace and joy and I began to thank Him for whatever I could think of.
Today I took a friend grocery shopping thanking God that I would find what I needed to make dog food and thought nothing more about it. We walked in the door and there in the produce were three 32 ounce bags of fresh green beans for a $1 a piece! And I needed them because my one dog has a yeast infection and green beans are a great vegetable for helping to stop it. Then since chicken thighs had gone up in price I needed chicken, and there were three, three pound containers of ground chicken, which once again was perfect. because of Christmas I wasn’t going to have time to cook the thighs like usual. All I could say was Thank You, Lord! He not only heard me, but answered me beyond what I imagined. But beyond that He kept His promise that I shouldn’t let my mind and heart be troubled, because He gave me His peace that passes our human understanding. What a great reminder of His love and faithfulness in the little things in the midst of our troubles. I can’t wait to see how else He’s going to answer.
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