Peace
The peace that surpasses all understanding isn’t some feel-good mantra we slap on a mug or a pretty graphic for social media. It’s a war cry. It’s a line in the sand between those who know God and those who only know about Him. It’s not the absence of chaos—it’s staring chaos dead in the face and refusing to bow to it. It’s standing in the middle of the storm, surrounded by every reason to panic, and daring it to move you. This peace isn’t natural—it’s not something you can muster up. It’s supernatural. It defies logic. It breaks every rule of human reasoning.
When Paul wrote in Philippians 4:6-7, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus,” he wasn’t offering a gentle suggestion. He was handing you a weapon, a fortress, a lifeline. This peace is not a soft blanket to curl up in; it’s a fortified wall around your heart and mind. It guards you—protects you—keeps you sane when nothing else does. It’s not a passive state; it’s an active force, a militant stance against the chaos of this world.
But let’s cut through the fluff—most of you don’t have this peace. You might think you do because you’ve learned to mask your anxiety with church talk and rehearsed prayers. But the truth is, when the heat turns up, your life tells on you. Your peace is tied to your circumstances, to your ability to control outcomes, to whether or not God shows up the way you expect Him to. And let me tell you, that’s not peace. That’s just delayed anxiety. You’re not resting; you’re holding your breath, hoping God comes through before you drown.
Real peace—the kind that surpasses all understanding—doesn’t play by those rules. It doesn’t hinge on the “what ifs” or “how comes.” It’s the kind of peace that can sit at the table in the presence of your enemies and eat without flinching. It’s the peace that allowed Stephen, while being stoned to death, to look up and see the heavens open. It’s the same peace that let Jesus sleep through a storm so violent that seasoned fishermen thought they were going to die. You think you need the storm to stop, but real peace lets you sleep through it. You think you need God to explain Himself, but real peace trusts Him without needing answers.
This kind of peace only comes when you get a revelation of who He is. Not just as Savior, but as King. Not just as Provider, but as Father. When you know deep down that He is good, even when life isn’t. When you understand that being His beloved means that no matter what comes, you’re secure. When you realize that nothing—no diagnosis, no betrayal, no financial crisis, no failure—can shake you because your foundation is unshakable.
But here’s the hard truth: If your peace is shaken every time life is, then it’s not His peace you’re living from. His peace doesn’t move. His peace doesn’t negotiate. His peace doesn’t need things to make sense. It doesn’t require explanations or proof of how it will all work out. It just is. It exists because He exists. And until you let go of your need to understand, until you surrender your need to control, you’ll never fully grab hold of it.
You can’t cling to your anxiety and hold onto His peace at the same time. You have to make a choice. You have to decide which voice you’re going to listen to—the voice of fear that keeps you striving, or the voice of the Shepherd that leads you to rest. You have to decide whether you’re going to live like a victim of your circumstances or like a son, a daughter, of the Most High. This peace isn’t just available—it’s promised. But promises require partnership. You can’t just read about it; you have to step into it. And the only way to do that is to let go. Let go of your need to understand. Let go of your need to manage. Let go of your need to see before you believe. And when you do, you’ll find that the peace that surpasses all understanding is not just an idea—it’s a reality, a Kingdom reality, and it’s yours for the taking.
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