Peace that passes understanding

I've been spiritually tossing and turning all week and was struggling at heart in need for some renewal. Not in a familiar city, I spent Tuesday night reading from the gospels and scouring the yellow pages for churches of the area and looking them up online. Finally finding one that I really liked AND had service on Wednesdays, I attended... Glory to God in how He delivers precisely what we need!!

Last night, I drug my feet and brought my heavy, guilty heart into this church, and I tell you as I stood and sang the first hymn, the renewing power of worship flooded into my very soul and gave me new strength. No great sermon had been given, no moving prayer shared, I simply joined other children of Christ and sang "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" and I prayed in my heart glory glory glory and thank you God for our new born King.

The message did, in fact, turn out to be great and our study revolved primarily around Philippians 4. Was it written for me? I walked into that church with a knotted spirit and within minutes we read:
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:6-7

Thank you, Lord.

We read: find whatever things are good and think about them! Think about what you have learned in God and put it into practice.
I heard: Meg, be strong in every situation, for you can do everything through Me.


And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. The peace of God, which goes beyond present, past and future, beyond economic, physical, romantic and emotional fear, God's peace transcends all. God's peace transcends my hurt and confusion and turmoil, transcends chaos and hate and war and gives strength, simply by rejoicing and following Him. Peace glows through all darkness because those seeking the light of Good will always find a ray, even if it emanates from the peace within themselves.

If you haven't read Philippians 4 recently, I recommend it to you now.

Peace be with you.