Walking in the Shadows

This thought has been bouncing around in my head for several weeks now, I even attempted to teach it to a group of ladies at church. Resting in the peace of God! Is it really as simple as the Bible says? How do I find it? How do I keep it once I find it? What if I lose it? I'm sure we all have a dozen or more questions on the topic of peace.   I am writing today, resting in the peace that just yesterday was so far from my grasp. Sometimes, we are called to walk through dark valleys, sometimes the hard times seem to pop up out of nowhere, and sometimes we put ourselves in the middle of bad situations that could have been avoided. Today, I am reflecting on a peace that I taught about on Sunday, seemed to lose on Monday and am resting wonderfully in today.        Isaiah 26:3      "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."   That one verse, as simple as it soun...

The last few weeks have been full of surprises for me and not all of them pleasant! So today, I decided it was time to just be thankful. There is a great blog I read (Sacred Mundane) where every Friday, she ends her week with what she is thankful for. It has been an encouragement to me these last few weeks, I am learning that whether you are in physical pain, plagued with sickness, experiencing financial turmoil, emotional pain, spiritual warfare or any other trial, the quickest way to put a smile on your face is to be thankful. So today, we are going to have a Thankful Thursday.   1. Salvation 2. Air conditioning (repaired this week) 3. Days without pain 4. Green Tomatoes 5. Fireworks 6. Freedom to disagree 7. Kool-aid ice pops 8. Reading with my kiddos 9. My Man 10. Prayer 11. Answered Prayer 12. “I Love You” from my boys 13. My little girl’s excitement when Daddy comes home 14. Being Needed 15. Being Loved 16. Peace 17...