“Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 NIV
Living in peace can be achieved but only with God. True peace only happens with God because the peace of this world is temporary. The peace that God can give you is so deep and pure that you don’t want to live without it once you have experienced it. Living in peace with everyone is hard but not impossible. It has nothing to do with the other person and everything to do with you and God.
If you think about where your soul will spend eternity, you begin to see how important it is to answer that question as soon as you can. Once you answer that question, there is a peace that fills you. The peace of knowing that you will be with God for all of eternity and not in eternal damnation. When I chose to let that peace to fill me and didn’t keep it at bay any longer, it allowed me see how important relationships are in this life.
Living in peace with each other is not only good for our soul, it is good for our mental health to not be angry, irritated or on edge all the time. It is also good for our Christian walk as we demonstrate the peace that Jesus taught about while He was walking around on earth so many years ago. No one can be at peace for you, no one can live at peace for you, you are the only one who can choose to live at peace with everyone.
Are you at peace?