A prayer for peace in confusing times

by Emily Rose Massey, read by Leah Martin.

For God is not a God of confusion, but of peace, 1st Corinthians 1433.

When I'm passionate about a subject

or I want to know more about an intriguing topic,

I thoroughly enjoy researching it. In fact, at one time a friend's

nickname for me was Brit, short for Britannica Encyclopedia. I can get frustrated when I discover conflicting information in my research because it's difficult

to know the real facts.

I want the truth to be evident and clear.

To be completely honest, that's how I felt through much of the whole last year.

With all the chaos close to home and around the world it seems as if life's become a

constant pattern of conflicting information and unprecedented daily news. Seems every day that the information, data, statistics, and facts are ever

changing. Often opinions become the driving force and facts are putting the backseat.

We want to believe the best in those who are presenting information to us, but sadly,

it's become increasingly more difficult to trust what we hear and even

see happening around us every day.

It's easy to see how all of this can put many people in a state of confusion.

Confusion usually causes us to feel anxious and panicked.

Decision-making becomes almost impossible when we're confused and our thoughts can ping-pong all

over the place. We become restless and lacking peace. And this is not how believers are supposed to live, considering the one whom

we follow, our Savior has the title Prince of Peace. 1st Corinthians 1433 also tells us this about God. For

God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As Christians, the God we worship does not ever bring confusion.

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