The Blessing of a Peaceful Home

The Calm within the Storm

Isaiah 32:18 ISV

My people will live in peaceful dwellings, in secure homes, and in undisturbed resting places.

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I was traveling this week for business. The meeting was productive but much shorter than I had hoped, considering the time, hassle, and expense to get there. And even though I was blessed to stay three nights in a beautiful resort on a lake (it was less expensive than the surrounding box hotels!!) and the weather was fabulous, I was so ready to come home. I had an unexplainable urgency in my spirit about getting home that I have never really felt before.

I’ve been a happy road warrior for the last 30 years. I’ve loved going on planes to get to an event, seeing my friends, having an important meeting, or participating in a stellar speaking event. I have long said, “Getting on a plane to go somewhere is no different for me than getting in the car to get groceries.” Always opting for a window seat, I love looking at and analyzing the topography we pass over, 30,000 feet below.

When I was 29 years old and still working full-time as an Emergency Physician, I declared that I would visit 100 countries before I died. Even though I don’t know what the future holds, given the current global unrest, the state of my health, and my current economic realities, it remains to be seen if that lifetime dream will come to completion.

My home is a peaceful dwelling. Except for the cluster of low-flying airplanes that pass overhead twice daily on their final airport approach, it’s super quiet here. I live in a small neighborhood of 17 houses on a dead-end street. Most of the neighbors have been in the same houses for the same (almost) 30 years I’ve lived here. It’s truly an oasis, with big living room windows I can gaze out from my desk, watching groundhogs and deer occasionally meander across the yard and the many squirrels scampering up trees, playing chase. Home is where I can be quiet, do my work, cuddle with Teegan, read my Bible, and both pray and be prayerful.

My house is also EMF mitigated (not completely, but I have EMFSol units for my whole house and all my electronics. I forgot to take my travel unit with me this week; it was a notifiable difference)

The verse before today’s verse is this: (Isaiah 32:17 ISV)

The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.

How does Webster’s dictionary define righteousness? Isaiah enforces its importance:

Righteous: an adjective

• Acting in accord with divine or moral law free from guilt or sin

• Morally right or justifiable  

• Slang: genuine, excellent

I think we all seek to live rightly and according to divine law. It’s why we worship the Lord, pray, and study His Word. Perhaps the more we seek righteousness, the more we will also SEEK quietness. The more we understand Peace. Be. Still.

As I go through this recovery process, I’m learning to accept that this multi-dimensional healing is a journey. And it’s not linear. I want it to be; I’m frustrated when it’s not.

Neither is our walk with the Lord linear. Like any real relationship, sometimes it’s easier, more fun, and more loving than others. It’s an exercise in gaining more and deeper trust, which, on some days, is harder for me than others.

Our God is a living God, with a name. He wants a real relationship with us. I’m learning He’s not a solemn puppet master. Saying, “Well, whatever happens, God is in control,” always feels a little empty to me. Like we play no role in the matter. That’s really not the case. He can even change His mind.

Moses pleaded to God not to destroy the people. His intercessory prayer on behalf of the people kept them from being destroyed when they turned from God and worshipped a golden calf. The Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do to His people. (Exo 32:14 RSV). Another version says, “The Lord changed his mind” (HCSB). That’s how and why our prayers can change things.   

Perhaps this is why I urgently wanted to get home from this recent trip. To get out of the EMFs, to get away from the energies given off by the crowds, to be in my peaceful place so I could ponder the changes of the last few weeks, and be in my undisturbed resting place.

Have you created a no-angst, peaceful zone where you can be with your thoughts, where you can find peace in your spirit, and spend time with the Father? If you haven’t done it, create a secure people-free zone, to rest with the Lord.

Today’s Prayer

Thank you, Lord, for my home's peace, security, and calmness. Thank you for your patience as I grow in You and with You. May the future unfold so that I can see my next direction and understand in my Spirit that this is clearly designed by You.

Thank you for being steadfast when I waiver. Thank you for being tolerant when I indulge in self-pity. Thank you for being patient when I’m angry. Thank you for being loving when I’m sad. Thank you for listening when I don’t feel listened to. Thank you for being ever present when I cry out for help and understanding. Thank you for never leaving me when I don’t always feel You near. Saying thank you seems so inadequate. Please accept my inadequacies and my humble way of showing love and gratitude. In Jesus’ name. Amen

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