Verse

Philippians 4:7 (NLT)
Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Thoughts

This is one of those verses we should probably all memorize. The crux of the verse is that God has a peace that he can give you and I, which just doesn’t make any sense. The way I understand this is this: in situations where we SHOULD NOT be peaceful, God can GIVE US PEACE. Then, we will say (or others will notice) “wow I know it doesn’t make sense given the situation I’m in, but I feel at peace!”

Now of course this isn’t always how it happens, but I do think it is something we can pray and ask God for on a regular – even daily – basis. When we face fear or anxiety or worry – let us remember to reach out to God in prayer and ask in exchange for our anxiety or fear that he would give us HIS peace that exceeds anything we can understand! This peace, not peace we conjure up, but supernatural peace from God – will guard our hearts and minds. It will protect our hearts from worry, and keep our minds from circling thoughts.

So let’s ask God for this peace. Even when we don’t feel it would be possible, let’s ask God to give us his peace that doesn’t make sense!

Prayer

God I pray for your peace to fill my heart and mind, and keep me in a place of peace and strength, even when my circumstances are not peaceful.