Peace
My heart has been so troubled by the recent shooting in Nashville’s Covenant School. As I have prayed I keep hearing “Peace I give.” So what is peace? How is peace from Jehovah Shalom different? I have had issues with anxiety since I was a child. Taking Xanax may “calm” you down, but it doesn’t give you peace. When I filed for divorce September of 2020 from my first husband, I felt the peace that surpassed all understanding! Sure I cried! Who wouldn’t after 12 years of marriage, finding out about infidelity and drug addiction? But I was not depressed, laying in bed, unable to do basic functions. I still worked every day. I still showered and put on makeup. I got dressed up for church. I ran to the Father, Abba! Divorce is hard! Plain and simple! What I learned is that the peace Jehovah Shalom gives you can not be given or taken by the world! When you humble yourself and reach out to him, he will come down to you! “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep y