I am definitely the type of person that likes to have everything planned out- I like order, and peace. However, I've realized that when life hits, it hits hard.

I have found that the more I try to control the present, and even more the future, the more I live in chaos and clutter. That's funny isn't it?.....Well, the more I live in chaos, the more I desire to have peace. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has felt this way. I think there comes a time where the demands of the world become too much for us to handle. That's why the Lord offers us His presence and His peace. In it, we find that His grace is so merciful. When we sit in the Father's presence, the demands the world asks of us become tiny. They don't completely go away, but they do become so much smaller.

I have found myself lately desiring to be in that resting place He so freely offers us. Summer is a busy season for me, as it is for many others, and there comes a time when our mind can't wrap around it anymore.

The thing I personally always forget to do, is breathe. I forget to come to the Father, and simply rest at His feet. It's not intentional, but we get caught up in our responsibilities, that we forget the simple things. What would are lives be like, if we started living each day with intention. Getting real, and getting peace. Getting order, and getting comfort. Starting our days with a simple prayer. Giving the day to the Lord, and throughout the day, making quiet time to spend with Him. Letting His love embrace your sweet soul, and rest. This world lives in chaos. It lives in a state of complete disorder.

Being Christians, we don't have to live like that. We serve a God of order and tidiness. Therefore, that is how we can live. I get it, when work, school, and home life collide, life becomes cluttered. But, Jesus desires for you to come to Him seeking peace. We will never leave hungry after spending time with Him.

I am trading my troubles for triumph. The statement "Give me Jesus" has taken me to a whole new level of peace. Seeking Him, giving Him my all, and learning that His way, is always the better way. I want to challenge you to do the same. Why pass up such an open invitation to find the peace and comfort you have desired to find for so long? It stands right in front of you. Seek, and you shall find.

// Mark 6:31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have the chance to eat, he said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place, and get some rest."