Practice Makes Perfect Peace

If you are like me, you have periods in your life where instead of the presence of God, you feel rather, what in our perception, seems like the absence of God.  Of course we know that God will never leave us or forsake us.  If we know this as truth, then why are there these seasons when God feels so far away and we feel our prayers never go any further than our lips?  I wish I could tell you I had the answer.  All I can say is that I believe the issues that overcome us, do just that....overcome us.  They remove our focus from God.  So if we remove our sight from God and put it on the problems that come against us, then of course we don't feel God or see Him.  It is not Him that has left, it is our loss of focus.   This is easy for me to write of course, but much harder to comprehend and change.

In the past few weeks, I have experienced numerous waves of struggles and worry.  (I know we are not supposed to worry, but again....human) It had almost consumed me.  I could not see any way of escaping.  I have been sick, tired, and a horrible mess.  But this morning during my devotions, it hit me....if I truly felt God had left me, why was I continuing in His Word?  Why was I continuing to talk to him?  Why was I bothering to pray for anything or anyone?  Because truth be told, deep down, I know He is there.  Strangely, in the times of prayer and devotion, there is peace.  Those waves have calmed and I feel like I can breathe.  THAT IS THE PRESENCE OF GOD!  What my feeble minds thinks and what my fragile and faulty emotions feel are not truth.  It is self getting in the way of the peace of God.  That peace that only He can give and wants us to walk and live in every moment of every day.

So though I may once again get overwhelmed or feel at a "loss", I will practice peace.  I will remember the peace of His Presence.  After all.... Practice makes perfect...So I will move foward practicing peace everyday, until one day, it becomes the norm for me.    Blessings!