When you know, you know. When you know something with conviction, there is a strange contentment, even if you are counter-culture or going against the flow. There is peace. Yes, peace.
Peace is not something we can buy, create, or even inspire. Peace has a supernatural component that transcends what we understand with human limitations.
This passage hit the right notes today:
" And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, nor our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord." -Romans 8:38-39 NLT
There is so much truth in these words. I know it in my heart. With conviction, I can sleep. Nothing can separate us from His love or His care, even in the darkest hours.
Then I saw this quote that fit perfectly:
"Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground." - Henry David Thoreau
No need to follow the crowd or do the popular thing. Do the right thing, with conviction. Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Winston Churchill, Corrie Ten Boom, Elisabeth Elliot, and so many others chose to be the nuts who stood their ground. They are the game changers and the life changers.
I like nuts!
Today, I am grateful for conviction.
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