25Aug16

1 Corinthians 14:33 NIV
For God is not a God of disorder but of peace--as in all the congregations of the Lord's people.

Have you ever been in a room where everyone was speaking at the same time? I absolutely love going to family reunions with my father's family because as they start to reminisce about their childhood they start to tell the most amazing stories. But, inevitably someone isn't telling it right and one of the other siblings will start to interrupt and speak over the first. Then everyone starts to chime in until the story erupts into a "choose your own adventure" tale with a variety of endings and actions happening at max volume. It's a blast! While this can be very entertaining in bursts it is very difficult to live life that way. Everyone trying to tell their story as loud as they can over the people around them. But, that is how most people live. They believe they are the star of the movie and refuse to take a side role in life even for a moment so that the story can be told well. God orders things. He brings peace. The cacophony of noise that we subject ourselves to every day just has a way of raising our blood pressure and stressing us to the point of ineffectiveness. Maybe it's time to step back for a minute and let someone else tell the story so you can find peace. Maybe it's your time to step up and speak. But, instead of forcing your way in, why don't you try listening to God and letting him guide your peace?