Pray Until the Peace Comes, Part 2

Last Sunday, Gregg spoke a message on prayer that has dramatically changed the way I pray. I’ve heard many messages on prayer before, but this message brought a fresh perspective and new challenge. Here’s just a brief summary:

Uncertainty in our life can often reveal some of our deepest insecurities and greatest fears. When we experience uncertainty, we can choose to be ridden with anxiety or we can pray until the peace comes.

The reason that we’re often overwhelmed with anxiety is because we’ve not asked God to stand guard over our hearts and minds. We ask him to stand guard over our job, our finances, our children and our health, but we allow our hearts and minds to be devoured by stress and anxiety.

It is in praying, discovering and revealing to God our deepest desires and fears that we experience intimacy with God and the peace of God. God promises amazing peace when we take the time to search our hearts, and reveal to God the deepest desires of our heart.

Although three brief paragraphs don’t really accurately communicate the point, my amateur computer skills will attempt to link the full message here. Hope that worked.

“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 

Pray Until Peace Comes

Two years ago, both Gregg and I began feeling that tugging from God. We had experienced this feeling many times before and began sensing that God was moving us into a new ministry role outside of Nashville. The only problem was that we didn’t know where this new place would be!  But we were so sure of it that Gregg found his replacement and began to transition out of his role. Someone even offered to buy our home, and we hadn’t even put it on the market yet.

So here we were in Nashville with no home and no viable prospects for our next season. Our neighbors would ask us, “Where are you moving?” They couldn't believe that we would sell our home without a next step in place. In hindsight, I can’t either! There was so much uncertainty! Yet, in the midst of the uncertainty, there was this incredible peace.

Uncertainty can often surface our deepest insecurities and greatest fears. While experiencing uncertainty, we have a choice to make. We can choose to be ridden with anxiety or we can pray until peace comes.

This Sunday, Gregg will continue his series, He’s Still Got the Whole World in His Hands, with part two, Pray Until Peace Comes. He’ll unpack this truth further by discussing that although our circumstances may be uncertain, dark and confusing, we can still experience the peace of God, which transcends all understanding (Philippians 4:7).

Hope to see you there!