Matthew 14:22-27
Mark 4:35-41
How To Sleep and to Walk in Peace That Surpasses All Understanding:
1- Peace is proximation. Rhythmic, habitual, steadfast, centering proximation. Where Jesus is absent there will be distress. If you feel He is sleeping in your storm, it is your job to go to Him, wake Him, and call on His power to change it. Peace comes when the reason for my relationship turns from "rescue me, help me" to "I love you and just want to be close". We learn peace by being so close to the one who produces it that it just becomes us.
2- Walking in peace is your first coming to the realization of where you are not at peace. Don't ask for more if you aren't even aware of the areas it is lacking. "Take courage" can only be uttered with awareness that courage is absent. "Peace be still" can only be uttered after, "don’t you care we are perishing". Jesus has peace and courage. He wants to teach you how to rest in the storm, and to walk in authority on its waves. But your peace is directly tied to the pieces of yourself you need to be honest with him about that you maybe don’t trust him in, or don’t see him in. True peace is the ability to be courageous and restfully still, in the storms of life.
3- Peace comes when we truly come to the end of trying to control the winds and waves of life, and run after with everything the one who created, controls, and calms the them. Peace is not you rowing harder, it's you growing closer. Peace is the person of Jesus, not the condition of our circumstances, surroundings, or past mistakes. No matter how unpeaceful your life is, there is always one who wants to show you that he is all the peace you need.
