Peace (The Fruit of the Spirit in You)

Peace                                                                                       Day 41

¹¹ Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: ¹² I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

Philippians 4:11-12

There is much excitement in watching children learn to crawl, walk, speak, and accomplish so many other firsts. We understand that a child will not learn to speak a first word one week and then sing the ABC’s the next week. Even as adults, it often takes us years to learn new skills and facts. However, many of us become frustrated as we struggle to immediately find peace when encountering life’s challenges. We want instant results.

Paul wrote about his own struggle with this process in his letter to the Philippians and explained that he had to learn to be content. It was not a spontaneous event in which he attained grand maturity and everlasting peace. He learned how to be content through a process. We, too, can break away from expectations of immediate contentment.

In our fast paced culture where instant gratification is the norm, let us accept that we must learn to be content. In Christ, we may find peace from challenge to challenge and from success to success. Through Christ, let us learn how to be steady and unmovable during our ups and downs. We can do all things through Christ who gives us strength.

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