The Peace No Person, No Place, No Drug could Ever Give Me but God Did

I’m 37 now, and the kind of peace I carry in my heart today… I can’t even begin to compare it to anything this world ever gave me. Not the fake comfort of relationships that didn’t last. Not the high from drugs or alcohol that only brought temporary numbness. Not the temporary escape money or attention gave me when I was trying to forget how broken I felt. I tried it ALL, thinking if I just found the right thing, I’d finally feel whole, if I find the perfect person I would feel complete. But nothing came close to the peace I’ve found in God.

If I’m being honest, I wish I would’ve known this peace in my younger years. I would’ve saved myself so much heartache. So many tears. So many nights feeling rejected, wondering if I was enough, waiting on people to love me who were never capable of it. I was chasing healing in all the wrong places, trying to patch up wounds with surface-level solutions.

But peace with God? That’s different. It doesn’t depend on who stays or who walks away. It’s not shaken by your bank account or your relationship status. It’s steady. It’s safe. It’s whole.

I don’t say this as someone who has it all figured out, I say this as someone who knows the difference between surviving on my own strength and resting in God’s. I used to think peace meant everything in my life had to be perfect. Now, I know real peace is having God right in the middle of the mess with me.

So, if you’ve been searching, if your soul is tired and your heart is worn out, maybe it’s time to stop running to everything and everyone else. Maybe the peace you’re longing for isn’t out there… maybe it’s waiting for you in HIM.

And if you’ve already found that peace in God, drop a comment below.