Surpassing Understanding

The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds.

Philippians 4:7

I cannot recount how many times this verse has flowed through my mind the last day or so. It's one that has been set upon my heart so I decided to address it tonight.

I find my peace in Him. At a time when many would be questioning "why?", I'm not. Curiosity is much different from despairing cries of "why???!!!" Curious? Yes. Despairing? No.

I'm able to find peace in the moments, as a mother, when I could be going crazy. I find peace in Him while soaking my three year old in the tub, when he should have been in bed because he decided to finger paint with poo on his leg because he was 'bored while going yucky'.

I find peace while behind slow traffic or stopped for road construction. Not because I always give myself a lot of extra time, but because of the number of times I've realized that it happened for a reason, like just missing being a part of a fresh wreck.

I find peace in decisions that I make every single day because I rarely make an important one with out listening to Him first. Notice, I didn't say "talk to Him about it". It's about listening, not talking. How great would it be if we did that with all whom we love!

Is it because I'm just so enlightened? Hah! So very not the case. It's because I'm able to take all of my 'garbage' and lay it at His feet. Only He can take the really cruddy stuff and allow me to feel ok. Peaceful. Whole. I am so thankful for that!

These are days that could be very dark. Trust me, there is still pain and the light can be dim but however, He lights my path. When I sit and focus, everything becomes much more clear. That doesn't mean I understand it but it means that I'm at peace with not understanding and happy to continue to walk the path that has been set before me.

The other day when I was sitting outside, soaking up the beautiful winter sun, I was listening to this Lifehouse song, called Everything, and I just had to add it to my playlist. It's been running through my head now, nearly constantly, so I figured I'd share the lyrics here:

Find Me Here
Speak To Me
I want to feel you
I need to hear you
You are the light
That's leading me
To the place where I find peace again.

You are the strength, that keeps me walking.
You are the hope, that keeps me trusting.
You are the light to my soul.
You are my purpose...you're everything.

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

You calm the storms, and you give me rest.
You hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall.
You steal my heart, and you take my breath away.
Would you take me in? Take me deeper now?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Cause you're all I want, You're all I need
You're everything,everything
You're all I want your all I need
You're everything, everything.
You're all I want you're all I need.
You're everything, everything
You're all I want you're all I need,
oh everything, everything.

And How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?