Some of my favorite times in life are when I can sit down with one of my closest friends and just dive deep into the things that Lord has put on our hearts. I have found so much comfort time and time again that I am not alone in the seasons I walk through. There is something beautiful about God using other people to pull out and encourage the dreams and promises He has breathed over you.
In the midst of one of these conversations, my friend was telling me about a song the Lord has directed her to in this current season of her life. And at the time, I don’t think she realized exactly what she was directing my heart to because we were really just talking about some of the specific promises the Lord had spoken over our lives and the work He was doing, but God started to unlock something in my heart because I mean He’s just that good.
PEACE by Hillsong Young and Free has been playing almost nonstop for me this week. Imma just leave these lyrics here because I think they are just so powerful.
Even when the lies come
Your word remains truth
Even when my thoughts don’t line up
I will stand tall
On each promise You made
Let the rest fade away
May it ever set my heart at ease
Dare anxiety come, I’ll remember that peace is a promise You keep
Peace is a promise You keep
Even in the chaos
Your word remains truth
Even when my mind wreaks havoc
I will be still
For I’ve known all along
My Jehovah Shalom
May it ever set my heart at ease
What anxiety fails to remember is peace is a promise You keep
Peace is a promise You keep
Peace when my thoughts wage war
Peace to the anxious heart
That’s who You are, that’s who You are
Peace when I feel enclosed
Peace when I loose control
That’s who You are, that’s who You are
Let it flow when my mind’s under siege
All anxiety bows in the presence of Jesus the Keeper of Peace
And peace is a promise He keeps
Like it honestly still wrecks me.
See at the time that we were talking, I was just overwhelmed by life. I’ve dealt with anxiety for so long now, sometimes it just seems like a normal state of being. WHICH IS A LIE FROM THE ENEMY BY THE WAY. And honestly, that’s where I was. It was like the enemy had just sat this anxiety in my chest, stacked life on top and was sitting back to watch the show. Little punk.
One of my favorite verses is Philippians 4:7. “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” ALL UNDERSTANDING. LIKE WHAT?!
Y’all that’s some good stuff. And some stuff I know… and I believe. Because I have experienced it so many times. But it’s kind of funny how when we take our eyes of the Lord and focus on the thoughts racing in our mind long enough, it’s easy to forget something we believe with our core.
But THANK THE LORD for some good friends that speak truth even when they don’t know how God is using them because of His heart that pursues us. Wow.
I mean, just look at the first verse of this song. One thing about being able to walk away from lies and living in truth is the ability to expose the lie. Our thoughts never line up when we are anxious. That’s not the nature of anxiety. But God never changes. He is unmovable and unshakable. I mean look at what He says in Malachi 3:6. “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.” Like, that’s some really good stuff right there.
I mean continuously, the lies of anxiety are exposed. Our minds can wreak havoc. It’s like this mixture of losing control, lies, and anxiety that create this havoc within our minds where we seem to not be able to find the truth. But it doesn’t change the truth. It doesn’t change who God is. All that changed was life, which shouldn’t ever surprise us. Anxiety will always fail to remember who God is. Anxiety will always fail to remember peace.
But anxiety always bows in the presence of Jesus. That is truth. SOME REALLY GOOD TRUTH!
I mean peace is a fruit of the Spirit. We are told to cast our anxieties on the Lord BECAUSE HE CARES FOR US in 1 Peter. Psalm 29:11 says the Lord BLESSES His people with peace. Shall I continue or you got it?
Anxiety cannot stand in the presence of Jesus because it is against His very nature. I would so much rather allow myself to rest in a peace I don’t understand, that flows when I should be falling apart, than lose control to something I don’t understand but lays siege to my mind. Because nothing good can ever come of our worry. Who ever added a day to their life by worrying it away?
I don’t know where you are on the anxiety scale. Maybe you’ve got it totally under control and you’re cruising through life. Or maybe you wake up in the morning and just feel the knots in your chest but don’t even know why. Maybe you’re somewhere in the middle and it just depends on the day. But regardless, I encourage you to look up Scriptures on peace, because it really is a promise the Lord has made to us for us to rest in. My prayer is that you do find His peace that surpasses every understanding. There is nothing like it because there is nothing like Him.
Deep Diving 