Friday evening I found myself in Cleveland traffic during rush hour.  What was I thinking?  This I knew: I needed to stay in peace.  People were definitely in a hurry. There were speedy drivers switching lanes like they were in a Nascar race.   Some drivers pushed for the outside lane and others flew in from the onramp.  I wasn’t in the mood for a  race and dodging the incoming traffic also seemed like a crazy choice.  So I went with the flow: I ignored the cars that zipped through all three lanes, didn’t worry about the stop and go in the right hand lane, and steered clear of the fast lane.  My drive to Pennsylvania in the middle lane that night was so much easier when I didn’t worry about what everyone else was doing.  Keeping my peace (and singing at the top of my lungs) made the drive a pleasant one.

We need to keep our peace at all times.  When we spend our days  worrying about what everyone else is doing, we lose our peace.  Let’s face it, people often do things that upset us, annoy us, or make us angry.  We need to stay focused on God so we can stay in peace.  “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!” (Isaiah 26:3 NLT) Wouldn’t we like to sit down and have our bodies and our minds at rest?  Troubling thoughts bring us down.  They are too heavy to carry alone. THAT’S when we need to turn our thinking over to the one who can handle it all.  “Come to me, all who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28 GWT) Wouldn’t it be nice to sit and relax without any worries?  Let’s stop the overthinking, because I’m pretty sure the couch is calling…

Things to do today:

1. Drop your cares on God’s doorstep.
2. You can also click on the blue lines above for an uplifting song and another blog about being positive: Shoulders and It’s Okay, You Can Let Go.