Seek Peace ~ Sunday Devotion
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. Psalm 34:14 (NIV)
All my years of seeking weight loss only led to bondage, worry, stress, anxiety, and distraction from that which was important.
During that time, what I really wanted was freedom from all of that. Did you know that one definition of peace is “freedom of the mind”?
I was seeking and pursuing weight loss all while wanting peace. At the time, I thought pursuing a smaller waistline would result in happiness.
The title of the thirty-fourth chapter of the Psalms in my Bible is “The Happiness of Those Who Trust in God.”
In a society that prompts us to pursue weight loss, we must take a different path and instead seek peace and pursue it. Share on XI had put my faith and trust in God when I was a young girl, but I was not trusting Him with the size of my body. That was one area I tried to control.
Eventually, I learned that if I wanted that “freedom of mind” I had to depart from what I thought would lead to peace, and trust God with everything, even the size of my body.
It took some time. I continue to actively pursue peace. You see, peace is not something you just have without doing anything. There’s action in this verse: seek and pursue.
Left to my own devices, I could easily fall back into old ways of thinking and living in regard to my body. But I’m reminded that peace equals freedom of mind, a mind focused on Christ and on His truth about me and who He created me to be.
Chances are, if you’re pursuing weight loss you’re on a road that is taking you farther away from peace. He wants us to live fit but also to live free. Living fit and free is possible.
Action Step: Seek peace and pursue it. While you’re doing that, the rest will start falling into place.
Happy Sunday!
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