Do you really have peace after the storm?

Is peace truly attainable? 

Having peace is something that everyone should strive to have.

After the storms of life, peace should come right?

The concept of peace is primarily, wholeness, total health, total welfare. It covers the person as a whole. The mind, spirit, body and soul of a person. 

When I was going through my struggles in life, I had no peace, no emotional peace, physical peace, no mental peace, my spiritual walk was all over the place. I was confused, and did not know which way was up. When I started reading the word of the Lord, it began to show me the peace that I was seeking. The peace I was seeking no man could give it to me, and no man could take it away, but it could be given away if I allowed it. 

I recall many times just sitting in my room crying asking the Lord to help me with my anger, help me with loving people that don't mean me any good, to help me see what it is that I maybe doing wrong to deserve this treatment? I asked the Lord to help me and to comfort me, to help me to feel better about myself and others, to help me to forgive so that I can be forgiven. I read the word of the Lord and John 16:33 says I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. Okay, Lord, but what does that have to do with what I am feeling? This is what was revealed to me. If I Tabatha stop looking to the world or for the world to give me the peace, love, joy, and comfort, and look to the Lord who says he will keep me in perfect peace, my life will get better and I will become content in any situation that arises. 

Isaiah 26:3 says You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. So, here I had to learn who to put my trust in, in order to have the peace in mind and emotional state.  I asked the Lord to show me how to trust, how to have faith in him when I don't see him physically.  

Psalm 4:8 says In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Hebrews 12:14 says Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

Romans 15:13 says May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

I had to start looking at things differently, not from a fleshly perspective, but from a spiritual perspective. My mind needed to be transformed, and it only could be done by the reading of the word of the Lord. I had to search the scriptures for the issues of my life to see what advice it had for me. Any problem you have, you can find it in the concordance of your bible. I didn't know that until I started searching for the peace of life that I so desired.

You know that during the holiday season, it is the most troublesome for people with hurts, because they face family members and friends that may have been the cause of some pain, or ridicle and it was never addressed. 

Now back to my earlier questions: Is peace truly attainable? my answer to it is YES, if you want peace, you will have to do what it takes to get the peace you so desire. That may mean you face those that have harmed you, let them know that you have an issue with something they may have said or done, let them know that you want to reconcile the issue. That is if it is possible. I know for me, I had a situation where I couldn't talk to the person, because they were deceased, so I wrote a letter and then I burned it. There was another situation that someone brought to my attention, and that was if a person is hostile towards you and can't handle conflict, then in that case you go to the Lord in prayer asking him to help you with the forgiveness, I always tell people, before going to anyone dealing with offenses that you should always pray asking the Lord to bridle your tongue and to give you the words to say so that you will not offend or cause angry outbursts or a fight. We have to learn to use Godly wisdom in solving problems, or conflict resolutions. Just because you apologize for something, doesn't make you the villian, it just means that you are taking accountability for your part in the problem.

Next thing was...having peace is something that everyone should strive for. The truth about that statement is that everyone doesn't strive to have peace no matter what they may say. If you have been around someone that has fault or issue with everyone, that person does not have any peace within themselves. They find fault with everyone no matter whether a person walks on water and parts the red sea, they will say it's a lie or find some other crazy thing wrong. I know we all have someone like that in our lives that we have run across or they could be a family member or friend. 

After the storms of life, peace should come right? If you are tired of being sick and tired and you truly want that peace that surpasses all understanding, you will have it. I know that once I started searching for the peace, it took me on a journey to healing, I had to face some issues and hard facts about Tabatha that I really didn't like. It showed me that I was my worst enemy and I needed to make changes in my thought processes, the way I viewed people, who I put my trust in and the life that I was living needed to be transformed. So once you bump your head and fall on you rump a few times, prayerfully you will find peace after the storms and struggles in life. You have to put your trust in the Lord.

Hebrews 11:1 says Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 

You're basically putting your trust and faith in our unseen Lord. That's where I found my peace, and that is where you will find yours.