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Where to Find Peace of Mind The Bible teaches very clearly that peace of mind is to be the normal Christian lifestyle. It's the normal way to live. It's not God's will that you be uptight, that you be pressured, irritable, tense, nervous, stressed out. God's plan for your life is a peace of mind lifestyle.
However, there’s a myth behind peace of mind that needs to be exposed and the myth is this: “If I could just get rid of all of my problems, if I could just get rid of all of the problem people in my life, then I’ll have peace! Then I’ll be happy!” Wrong!
Peace is not problem-free living, because you're always going to have problems. Peace is not absence of conflict, because you will always have conflict. Peace is not having everything go your way, because it won't. This is artificial peace.
Some people say, “If I could just get rid of all my problems then I’ll have peace! If I can just get out of this relationship or relationships then I’ll peace! If I can just get rid of all the people I don’t get along with then I’ll have peace!” As a result, people end up leaving friendships, jobs, marriages and even churches all in the name of peace of mind. There’s only one problem with that. It doesn’t last. Peace based on problem-free people or problem-free living is Artificial Peace. The problem is it wears off. It doesn’t last. When my circumstances change or when people change or I don’t get along with the new people in my life, then I must leave again so I can find new peace. The result is I leave a trail of wounded relationships behind all in the name of peace.
When you leave one person, one job, one relationship, one church you take your biggest problem with you – YOU. See, the other person isn’t the problem. Other people are not the problem. The problem isn’t even the problem! Your biggest problem is your inability to resolve the problem. Leaving relationships never solves anything because you take that same baggage with you into the new relationship and it becomes a vicious cycle until you learn to how to resolve your issues with people. Leaving relationships is not the answer.
True peace, the peace which comes from God, is irrespective of the people around me or my circumstances. My peace is not determined by or controlled by circumstances around me. That is a sign of spiritual maturity.
Do you want to know how spiritually mature you are? Check your peace level. Peace is a fruit of the Holy Spirit NOT a fruit of the people around you or your circumstances. “When the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us … peace…” Galatians 5:22 (NLT)
If your peace is based on your circumstances or the people around you, guess what? You’re going to be miserable most of your life. True peace is independent of people and your circumstances because it comes from God. It’s a fruit of the Holy Spirit and it’s produced when you surrender your life to Him, obey His principles (the Bible) and Love other people unconditionally.
Pastor Ray
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