Two things God will always give you (Part 2)

"You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!" Isaiah 26:3 NLT

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, 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."  Phil. 4:6-7 NIV

YOU CAN ALWAYS RECEIVE GOD'S PEACE
The two things you can always receive from God are his will and his peace.  These two things are really one thing, because it's only in God's will that you can have perfect and incomprehensible peace.  Using the example of moving from part 1, let's say you want to move but you can't right now.  As we said, if you can't move right now, then you must assume that for now you are exactly where God wants you to be.  And even if you aren't, until he gives you a way to leave, he will give you peace that has two very distinct characteristics: perfection and incomprehensibility.

1. Perfect Peace
Nothing and no one can you give complete peace except God.  No drug or drink or person can make you feel complete tranquility in spite of circumstances you wish you could change, like if you wanted to move but you couldn't.  God's peace is perfect.  You don't want or need anything else when He gives you peace.  This is supernatural because it's incomprehensible.

2. Incomprehensible Peace
God's peace doesn't seem to make sense, given the circumstances at the time.  You are definitely not happy if you want to move but can't, yet you feel content, tranquil, satisfied.  Why?  It's definitely not your environment because you in fact want to leave your environment but can't.  God either makes your environment tolerable, or he gives you peace even though it's intolerable.  Either way, his peace is incomprehensible, and you feel his peace when you are in fact in his will.

Ask for God's will, or ask for His peace.  In asking one or the other, you are asking for the same thing.  When you ask for His will, be absolutely certain that you have it, right then and there and now.  With this certainty God will give you His perfect incomprehensible peace.

If you agree, pray with me:

God, we acknowledge You as our Creator and Lord.  We exchange our wills for Yours, because Your will is good, acceptable, and perfect.  Please give us Your will for our lives, and with Your will, Your perfect, incomprehensible peace.  In Jesus' name, amen.