Word of the Year Wednesdays - New Peace

I’m finding that there is a certain peace that comes with accepting the new person you are becoming. There is a peace I find when I let go a little more of the past, when I loosen my hold on my dreams. There is a peace in knowing that a little more each day I’m becoming the person God always knew I was going to be.

I don’t think I could adequately describe how new and deep this peace is. I’ve always been a people pleaser, I’ve always wanted people to like me and I never wanted to disappoint anyone. And to some extend all of those things are still true about me, but in light of choosing to keep my eyes more focused on Jesus, to seek His approval over people of this world, and through gaining a greater understanding of how I’m always a work in progress - that slowly but surely He is making me new, well its been a game changer.

Peace was always an elusive fruit of the spirit for me. I could feel happy or peaceful in single moments, but I didn't really know what it was to rest in His peace. It’s a new favorite place to spend my time. A little more peace in the chaos of this world.

I don’t know if I’m doing a great job of explaining how this related to my journey with new, other than to say this is a new experience for me. I expected to be anxious and face trails when I picked new as my word. I was sure I was going to be placed well outside my comfort zone throughout the year. But I didn’t anticipate that part of the journey would include this new understanding and experience of peace.

It’s pretty awesome.

I wish I could share a magic equation or an easy two step guide to finding peace, but I can’t - it doesn’t exist. I can only say the more time you spend with Him, the more you follow His leading and choose His ways over yours, the closer you’ll be to experiencing true peace.

I pray that each and everyone of you have the joy of experiencing the true peace that can only be found in Him.

To Everything There Is A Season…

Kiley Ann