Are you ever troubled?

This is copied directly from "My Utmost for His Highest," by Oswald Chambers.  I hope that's ok. I really felt like I was suposed to share this today.

"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you..." John 14:27

There are times in our lives when our peace is based simply on our own ignorance. But when we are awakened to the realities of life, true inner peace is impossible unless it is received from Jesus. When our Lord speaks peace, He creates peace, because the words that He speaks are always, "Spirit, and they are life" (John 6:63). Have I ever received what Jesus speaks? ".... My peace I give to you..." ---a peace that comes from looking into His face and fully understanding and receiving His quiet contentment.

Are you severely troubled right now? Are you afraid and confused by the waves and turbulaence God sovereignly allows to enter your life? Have you left no stone of your faith unturned, yet stull not found any well of peace, joy or comfort? Does your life seem completely barren to you? Then look up and receive the quiet contentment of the Lord Jesus. Reflecting His peace is exhibiting the freedom to turn your mind to Him. If you are not right with God, you can never turn your mind anywhere but on yourself. Allowing anything to hide the face of Jesus Christ from you either causes you to become troubled or gives you a false sense of security.

With regard to the problem that is pressing in on you right now, are you "looking unto Jesus" (Hebrews 12:2) and receiving peace from Him? If so, He will be a gracious blessing of peace exhibited in and through you. But if you only try to worry your way out of the problem, you destroy His effectiveness iin you, and you deserve whatever you get. We become untroubled because we have not been taking Him into account. When a person confers with Jesus Christ, the confusion stops, because there is no confusion in Him. Lay everything out before Him, and when you are  faced with difficulty, bereavement and sorrow, listen to Him say, "Let not your heart be troubled..." (John 14:27)

If this message has spoken to you, as it did me and you need someone to talk- please let me know, and we will be in contact :)