Forfeiting Our Peace

A portion of the old gospel song says, "Oh, what peace we often forfeit...All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer!" If prayer didn't accomplish anything else in our lives, and it does, it brings peace of heart and mind. So says the apostle Paul in Phil. 4:7-8. If we're not prayerful about everything, we'll be care-full about everything, he tells us.

Prayer shows God we believe we can't make it without Him. That we can't live independently from Him and get by in this world. And neglecting our sweet hour of prayer with Him is to forfeit our peace of mind and heart. 

Although the outer court may be hectic with all sorts of activity and turmoil, inside the veil is nothing but tranquility. Like a buoy in turbulent waters, so may our outward life be, while at the bottom it is steadfast and unmovable, secure, no matter how much tossing and turning it may be experiencing because of the storm. And so it is with the inner man.

People sometimes ask, "Does prayer really work?" Job asked the same question ages ago, "...what profit should we have, if we pray unto Him?” My answer is always the  same, "Ask those who have stopped praying."

If God gave us everything we asked, but we were void of peace of heart and mind, we'd still be sadly lacking.

by an Aged Saint

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