Living a Quiet Life

Have you ever wondered God when will my world make room for peace to come & stay? Why does it feel like my peace is always interrupted by the ways of the world? Have you ever heard the phrase mind your business? If any of these questions have come across your mind don’t fret I too, have thought the same.

It was 8am, on a Monday, when I arrived to work with very heavy thoughts. I mutely walked around to my desk & placed my belongings down with intense sadness. Abruptly, the thought of God’s absence began to consume me. The void I felt led me to believe that God was ignoring me & I just could not seem to shake the feeling. I vividly remembered placing my last item down in my drawer & hearing a voice say, “If you want to live a peaceful life all you have to do is mind your business.” I was thinking God is this me or you but then surely I thought I wouldn’t say this to myself when I know I should.

As part of my daily work routine, I intentionally plan to spend my mornings with God. During this period of time I was studying the book of Thessalonians from beginning chapters to the end. On this particular day God had me subsequently read 1 Thessalonians 4. My spirit felt fed but I didn’t get full until I read verses 11 & 12. When I say God readdddd me! I immediately thought am I crazy? Did this really just happen?

It was from this point on that I received the revelation that I wasn’t experiencing peace because I hindered it from entering my life. I will be the first to admit I am nosey. I’m not easily surprised. I figure things out & have made issues my own by entertaining situations that do not involve me. As a result, that now meant I was involved & had willingly compromised the protection of my peace.

God spoke to me in my time spent with him & made me aware that he acknowledged my heart which I sooo appreciated because he gave me the reassurance that he had not left me. God knew the depths of my heart & how desperate I yearned to feel his presence. While he assured he was still here, he also let me know how faithful & just he was to say, “Daughter I love you dearly, but this is something you have to fix.

Solution

It amazes me how oftentimes we find ourselves wanting to reap the benefits of God without doing the work. Sometimes it takes for us to have to look in the mirror & admit that yeah, it is me, I am the problem. It was a hard realization for me to accept because habits form & can become difficult to break. Self assessments are necessary to determine the cause & effects as to why things turn out the way they do in our lives.

I assure that though we fall, God is readily available & able to pick you up in the midst of those storms. It’s easy to place blame for outcomes that occur in our lives. When you are still & are intentionally receptive to what God says is when he can begin the transformation in you. I made it my business to focus on myself furthermore & remain obedient to God. All I want to be is in his will. I challenge you to remain in your own lane & continually pursue peace as God instructs us to do.