With all of the evil and turmoil in the world around us that seems to get worse every day, it is seemingly impossible for us to find peace of mind and, even more importantly, spiritual peace. With God all things are possible. With God it is not only possible, but it is much easier than you might think. It just takes three steps: let go, let God and be obedient to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
The hardest step is letting go. I have Christian friends who were so triggered by what they were encountering on social media that they gave it up completely. That is not what I mean by letting go. That is just trying to block out and ignore the lies about and attacks on Christian faith. The problem is that also blocks out the uplifting and worthwhile communication with our Christian friends online. Other friends have unfriended everyone who is not a Christian. That isolates us from the world and mutes our Christian witness. So what are we to do to find peace? The first step in letting go is to stop taking everything personally. Not everything you encounter is your monkey or your circus (an old Polish proverb). Then we can go to the second step of turning everything over to God to handle instead of trying to respond ourselves. When we turn it all to God, we cannot be triggered into a battle that isn’t even ours to fight.
We still have responsibilities and missions to perform as God’s children, so we can’t underestimate the importance of step three. God provides us with His Holy Spirit to prompt us to do and say what God expects of us. We don’t have to fight every battle, just fulfill our calling; the mission God has specifically chosen for each of us and let God do the rest.
One of my dearest friends was so peaceful at breakfast Saturday morning. He has stopped being triggered by others and has turned it all over to God so he can concentrate on his calling. He described the peace he is enjoying. I found that peace some years ago and I pray that each person reading this experiences it too.