The kind of decisions we make that serve our spirits
the best, the kind of decisions God is supporting us to make,
will be those decisions that leave us with the most peace.
Peace isn’t that hard to define. Although you can’t see it,
you can feel it. Maybe it’s like the wind. And that leads
me to think that it’s a gift of the Holy Spirit. Ever be trying
to make up your mind about something and you’re mentally
holding a list of “why’s” and “because” and oh, this is my favorite:
“I have to do something!”
When I was writing poetry umpteen hours a day
convinced I had to write the perfect collection or whatever,
I had no peace. But I kept on. Sigh. We do that sometimes.
Our ways seem right, but they aren’t. Even if you aren’t a Christian,
you can benefit from Proverbs 14:12:
There is a way which seems right to a man. But the end
is the way of death. I think of all the things we all try to do
because of the way they feel. Then, we look back, or some never
do. That’s the worst part. Some still try to justify why something didn’t work.
The only job I was ever fired from comes to mind. They did me such
a tremendous favor. I wasn’t right for the job. At the time, I was so depressed over it.
Peace comes even in small doses. Like this ridiculous piece of exercise equipment I’m returning because I know in my heart of hearts it was a bad decision. There was a time I would have kept it lying to myself, oh, you’ll use it, you’ll use it. Well, actually I thought I would but I don’t care for it at all. I think a walk would be a much better idea.
Cheaper too!
But there’s no price for peace. None at all.
