Day 3 | My Father IS Shalom (My Peace)

Someone (a pastor no less) once told me "God does not want you to be unhappy" that is a lie from the pit of hell... it is not that he wants us to walk around being unhappy all of the time, of course not! But being unhappy and going through difficult moments is part of life; it is what builds character, it is what draws us closer to God; it's what keeps us on our knees. We have to take the good with the bad. Just as we share in the glory of Jesus so too do we share in His suffering. It is what sets us apart.

Being in Christ is not a magical, wonderful experience where once you make the commitment, you live happily ever after. It doesn't work that way. Being in Christ means adopting His character and becoming Christ... how does God produce that character within us without taking us through the refiner's furnace?

Looking back at my life and all the decisions I have made in my life; had they been based on my happiness and the deception that God only wants me to be happy; where would I be? How selfish a mother and wife would I be? I cannot imagine that Jesus was very happy being nailed to a cross, as he was being brutally executed for my sins...

So we do not lose heart. Though it may seem like your outer self is wasting away, your inner self is being renewed day by day. For this momentary affliction is preparing for you an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison. Stop looking to the things that are seen but focus on that which is unseen. For the things that are seen are temporary, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

 Your mission in life is not happiness, it is godliness.

 

You are a SON / DAUGHTER OF THE KING who shouldn't be moved by your circumstances because your Father is with you and goes before you... His grace gives you strength & courage; there is no need to lose your peace because you belong to HIM.

My soul is in perfect peace and I can celebrate victory as the final outcome, no matter what trial or suffering I face because His peace that surpasses all understanding is what sustains me through the storms of life. His peace is my comfort. I know that no matter what happens, He has already gone before me to provide a way of escape that I may be able to endure it so why lose my peace? His got this. No matter what this is.

Happiness is a temporary state of satisfaction based on present contentment or pleasure but having REAL joy in the midst of the greatest challenges in your life is everlasting, it can never be taken away no matter what happens... maybe it's just me...