"I think you are confusing peace with quiet." -Ultron, The Avengers
i am completely aware of how nerdy this makes me, quoting a robot from a super hero movie. and i would love to blame it on the fact that i have a husband and two little boys that love this stuff. but secretly (not so secret anymore) i love this sort of thing too. good guys vs bad guys. super powers. incomprehensible circumstances. the good guys always being defeated until the very last moment. and then good prevails! i. love. it. and i loved the new movie. for so many reasons. but thats a different blog.
the quote above struck a chord with me. it was said. (yes, yes by a robot. shhhhh) it was said and it pierced my heart. because there is a HUGE difference between asking for and wanting peace. and just being satisfied with quiet. so often we get them confused, dont we? when everything in life has gone array and its all we can do to get out of bed in the morning. theres so much chaos and noise surrounding us and we can barely hear ourselves speak, much less form a complete thought. and what we ask for is quiet. that things calm down. even if just for a moment. but what we should really be searching for is peace. because quiet comes and goes. so quickly. especially with small kids running circles around me on a daily basis. but peace, its everlasting. because this world is not our home. and all of this noise is just that. and we serve a God that gives us an inheritance. and that. THAT is peace. Jesus is the end goal. THAT is peace. seeing our friends and family come to know the one true God. THAT is peace. watching my little boys pray at night and hearing the words "i love to worship you" spill from the lips of my seven year old. THAT is peace.
the truth is that we can sit in silence in a quiet house filled with things that have made us momentarily happy and be completely empty. and anxious. and our hearts scream on the inside for more.
Peace.
and its only found in Jesus.
