“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.”
-Matthew 10:34

In most instances, chaos is a bad thing. But when Jesus becomes an agent of chaos in our lives, His intention is always good. Jesus will disrupt and bring (what appears to be) disorder into our life to deconstruct the world we have created apart from Him. When we live life independent of His influence, Jesus generally uses a predictible formula to ultimately capture our hearts.

He will:

1. Disturb our Peace.

2. Make us Uncomfortable.

3. Limit our Options.

He does this because He wants us to have:

1. His Peace.

2. His Comfort.

3. His Path.

Things might be tough right now. But perhaps we should perceive our challenges through a different lens. For a moment lets consider the possibility (especially if we are traveling in a direction that contradicts the commands of Jesus) that perhaps God IS working in our life?

Maybe God is using the pain and the sweat, disturbance and discomfort, not to hurt us but to help us? What if God is giving us a temporary squeeze to create an atmosphere where we finally surrender?

Remember, God always takes the long view of things. He will always sacrifice short-term comfort for our long-term success.

He is more than willing to wreak havoc and chaos to bring true comfort and peace.

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