Whole Dude – Whole Peace

Human existence evokes a sense of fear and anxiety from two directions. 1. The fear is associated with the idea that the journey is long and tedious and the uncertainty of reaching the final destination. 2. The anxiety is because of the fact that the life span is over as the time marches on relentlessly. The passage of day and night, the change of seasons, the spring and the winter, the life span is over even if the individual wants to cling to his life.

The life span is often compared to bubbles and beads on the surface of lotus leaf. The water beads and the air bubbles exist only for a moment evoking a sense of anxiety about the transient, ephemeral, mortal existence. The long journey generates fear and the short life span produces anxiety. When the heart is troubled and when the mind is afraid, there is no peace.

Searching for Peace when the heart is troubled:

1. Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (PHILIPPIANS4:4-7)

2.But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. (GALATIANS 5:22-23)

3. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid”. (JOHN14:27)