As Christians, we know that God is in control and that it is through Christ that we find both salvation and peace. Yet the world is still full of trials and tribulations, and there are many ways in which we can be robbed of this peace. So when facing the darkness, where do we turn to find the light? How can we preserve the peace that passes all understanding? In Peace That Passes All Understanding, author Jim Rannells shares the heartbreaking story of his sons suicide and the sickness and deep horror and grief that followed. Yet from his tragedy he would find the peace that passes all understanding, and his trust in God would become solidified in faith. With a more complete spiritual view, Jim shows how the horror of his loss contains so much deep joy and peacebecause Christ with outstretched arms is standing in that picture. No matter what life throws at you, and no matter the losses you incur, Christ is always ready to meet your needs and provide you with hope, peace, and even joy. Even in the darkest times, lasting peace through Christ is achievable. It is true that time stands still for significant moments in our lives. A second can seem to last an eternity when, from one monumental experience, a torrent of separate emotions comes into our minds. I do not think I could fully describe what a pistol to the head does when it is fired, with the traumatic carnage from a bullet entering and leaving the skullcoupled with the fact that this was my own flesh and blood who was sitting there on his bed. I dont think there was a single negative human emotion absent in me in that very moment, including a violent, physical revulsion. My picture in my mind that morning was one of physical sickness and deep horror, and certainly the ugliness of death. Now, with a more completed, spiritual view, that picture includes so much deep joy and peace, because Christ with outstretched arms is standing in that picture. This story has a happy, joyful ending, so I encourage the reader to read on. From my tragedy, I found the peace that passes all understanding, and my trust in God is more solid. It is my deep desire to continue to learn of Him.
I try to get to the heart of Peace after I first define what it is and what it can add to our lives. Our worries, our fears, even our anxieties in this very complex world we live in—all threaten that Peace, which can be summed as a total trust in God. The Peace of God can be looked at as a “preparedness” in the sense that we are warned of these last days we are in—that wars and rumors of wars can cause us to be troubled in Matt. 24:6. Fears, regrets and worry can all equate to these troubling conditions that Christ warns us about. We must give God in Christ the priority in our lives and not think of Him only on Sundays. And most certainly, we must spend time each day in prayer and reading His Word, if we are to call ourselves a Believer.
We are all seeking Peace in our lives, whether we realize it or not. We so often get caught up in the anxieties and fears of society that really rob us of any semblance of true Peace. We then sometimes accept what is called "worldly solutions" that tend to take our eyes of what we really should be seeking. The Peace of God is far different than fleeting happiness as you can have Peace even in moments of sadness or even grief, when you know God Is in Control. One can have the assurance that He has a solution for our problems that we are faced with when one fully trusts in His Sovereignty.
I try to get to the heart of Peace after I first define what it is and what it can add to our lives. Our worries, our fears, even our anxieties in this very complex world we live in—all threaten that Peace, which can be summed as a total trust in God. The Peace of God can be looked at as a “preparedness” in the sense that we are warned of these last days we are in—that wars and rumors of wars can cause us to be troubled in Matt. 24:6. Fears, regrets and worry can all equate to these troubling conditions that Christ warns us about. We must give God in Christ the priority in our lives and not think of Him only on Sundays. And most certainly, we must spend time each day in prayer and reading His Word, if we are to call ourselves a Believer.
As Christians, we know that God is in control and that it is through Christ that we find both salvation and peace. Yet the world is still full of trials and tribulations, and there are many ways in which we can be robbed of this peace. So when facing the darkness, where do we turn to find the light? How can we preserve the peace that passes all understanding? In Peace That Passes All Understanding, author Jim Rannells shares the heartbreaking story of his sons suicide and the sickness and deep horror and grief that followed. Yet from his tragedy he would find the peace that passes all understanding, and his trust in God would become solidified in faith. With a more complete spiritual view, Jim shows how the horror of his loss contains so much deep joy and peacebecause Christ with outstretched arms is standing in that picture. No matter what life throws at you, and no matter the losses you incur, Christ is always ready to meet your needs and provide you with hope, peace, and even joy. Even in the darkest times, lasting peace through Christ is achievable. It is true that time stands still for significant moments in our lives. A second can seem to last an eternity when, from one monumental experience, a torrent of separate emotions comes into our minds. I do not think I could fully describe what a pistol to the head does when it is fired, with the traumatic carnage from a bullet entering and leaving the skullcoupled with the fact that this was my own flesh and blood who was sitting there on his bed. I dont think there was a single negative human emotion absent in me in that very moment, including a violent, physical revulsion. My picture in my mind that morning was one of physical sickness and deep horror, and certainly the ugliness of death. Now, with a more completed, spiritual view, that picture includes so much deep joy and peace, because Christ with outstretched arms is standing in that picture. This story has a happy, joyful ending, so I encourage the reader to read on. From my tragedy, I found the peace that passes all understanding, and my trust in God is more solid. It is my deep desire to continue to learn of Him.
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