~Peace

Hey people, just thought of sharing something which I learnt a few years ago, which I’ve happily forgotten, but which God reminded me through Ps Teresa that day.
Remember when she was sharing about her struggle with God when she first came to Australia? How she suffered physically and financially, and she doubted God’s promises for her life? Then God silenced her by saying “I am not a liar” and she wept and it was on her knees when she felt the peace of God enveloping her. That was when I remembered a sermon I heard last time where the preacher gave us an illustration of peace. The story goes like this:

There was once an art competition and the theme was ‘peace’. So artists from all over participated and came up with lots of pictures illustrating peace, how they pictured peace to be. There were paintings of lush green grasses and mountains, even a hen protecting her little chicks under her feathers. But the winning piece was this picture, illustrating a violent storm at the sea, with a boat being tossed around. And within the boat, is a child sleeping peacefully as though nothing is happening.

I think this is the kind of peace that God provides for us. He did not promise us a bed of roses once we accept Him into our lives, but He does promise us peace and guidance when we’re in trouble. And we can continue resting in Him despite all the turmoil happening around us. I was really encouraged when reminded of this. Hope this will benefit you all too..

~jiahuei~