I was nervously perched on the edge of the examination table wearing a hospital gown. My eyes drifted around the room. A terrible mistake for someone like myself who can't stand needles. To my immediate left there was a photo of a Dr. performing an operation. Straight across the room was a small white enamel table with bottles to give injections. Which one has my name on it?
I steadied myself by closing my eyes and praying for peace. Something my prayer ministry leader pronounced over me last Sunday. He prayed God will give me supernatural peace. Still my mind raged an intellectual battle. Unless I was knocked out then I would not feel a thing - anything. Fortunately, there would be no needles or surgery...at least tonight. The Dr. informed me that while I don't have varicose veins in both legs; he found a vein leaking and this would require a minor procedure. He talked me through it to appease my anxious thoughts.
What is so wonderful about the peace of God is that it keeps you from falling to pieces! It does not mean a pain free existence but rather a deep assurance God is in control. And it means being at peace to know He cares. So much of my anxiety and over worked imagination of the worse case scenarios have been from a lack of peace in that He truly cares for me. Even as I age and my body begins to betray me - that evening at the Dr. office was no surprise to Him - so He made provision and gave grace for that hour - and the hours that remain in this life.
Beloved, we have this promise in John 14:27 that says, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." (NIV). The original word for peace means to tie or join together. If there is anything God desires to do is bind our hearts to His own that brings a calmness in our times of storm. Indeed He's our anchor of hope to keep us steady!
Stay close to Him so your peace will increase and your fears decrease to nothing at all.
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