Who thought that you could buy Joy or Peace in a pill. Well now in a store
near you, you can buy such a thing. The bottle sitting on the self collecting
dust does not reassure the customer it is well sought after or appreciated.
When inquiring about the interest in the pills, the store owner did not seem
to remember them drawing much attention. Perhaps because they didn’t fulfill
all that they had to offer. I mean really, how could a little pill contain all
the joy and peace one would need to counter the stress and sadness of our daily
lives? Fifty dollars and a half empty bottle later, there is still no cure for
the emotions that we seek after so badly.I assured the store owner that I had never seen the pills but nor did I
need them, because I already had the cure. I know this joy and peace that is
supernatural because I have felt it before. There is nothing in this world that
can give it to you. No matter how much money, or how much one owns, they can
not have this joy. Nor can any exercise or music give us this peace. A peace
that surpasses all understanding.
I carried all my shame, stress, and worries on my shoulders, it weighed on
my attitude, my expressions and my words. Till finally I could not carry it
anymore. I knelt at the foot of Jesus and asked him to take my load. I might
have cowered, afraid he would say it was to much. But I heard his gentle voice
say, its been finished.
The Joy comes from knowing I am REDEEMED. I am LOVED. I am FORGIVEN. I am
VALUED.
The peace comes from releasing it all to God, and trusting He wants what is
best for me. There is nothing I can do outside of Him, that He does not know…
He wants you to also know you are FREE. You were bought at a high price
with the gift of perfect blood. Its yours to take. The peace and joy await you
and not over the counter.
