“None of us sign some supernatural contract for our dream life, but most of us have some vision for the kind of life we want to live. What I felt that night was not only sadness, but anger–and underneath that, disappointment at how my life was unfolding. I wasn’t getting what I expected from life. If I was honest, I wasn’t getting what I expected from God.”

Ann Swindell, The Path to Peace: Experiencing God’s Comfort When You’re Overwhelmed

3 Practices that Help Us Find Peace

From the Introduction, Ann Swindell bares her soul in, “The Path to Peace: Experiencing God’s Comfort When You’re Overwhelmed.”

She shares how her, “this-isn’t-what-I-signed-up-for” moment gutted her.

Her honesty took my breath away and I have a feeling it will do the same for you.

She invites us to face the deepest, darkest emotions and see them through to the other side.

She reminds us to not do this alone. We need each other. Find a trustworthy person who asks you the hard questions and stays by your side through it all.

Ann’s book is designed to be a 40-day journey: part devotional, part Bible Study. I have already taken three very important truths from it:

  1. Peace comes through trusting God’s path.
  2. Peace comes through trusting God’s protection.
  3. Peace comes from being in God’s presence.

She writes, “The men and women who fill the pages of the Bible hadn’t signed up for their particular stories either. Wandering through deserts, fighting giants, standing up to kings, leaving their families and homes–these are not the things most humans clamor for. These saints did not choose their own road. Instead, they chose obedience to and faith in the One who had them on it. And their yeses made all the difference.”

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