As Christians we have a permanent relationship of peace with God. This is because Jesus Christ secured it when he gave his life on our behalf to reconcile us to God. We now have continual fellowship with the Father and His Son.

However, there will still be times when our feelings seem to tell us otherwise. But it is important to remember that these feelings do not affect our basic link with God. When we trusted the Lord Jesus, we entered the Kingdom of God, and we were at peace… no longer under condemnation; the barrier of sin removed.

So how do we deal with these inner feelings which seem to interfere? Firstly, we need to remind ourselves that our peace with God remains unaltered, it is only our inner feelings which lack calm. At these times we need to restore stillness.

My own experience is that when I fail to be completely open with God in prayer, confusion, turmoil and anxiety start to rule. We try to solve things ourselves, things we could share with God. So, if we acknowledge Him in ALL our ways He WILL direct our path; the stress will go, and peace will again rule our hearts.

In personal relationships we talk about the need to be open with one another. Perhaps this is the aspect of conversing with God that needs emphasis, where we share those personal areas of our life. God too has feelings and is able to respond to us. The Lord Jesus Christ walked this earth with our nature; he fully understands the way we feel so we can share those private areas. Fellowship with the Father and the Son has a purpose… to maintain our PEACE!

Prov.3:6, John 14:27, Roman 5:1, Col.3:15. NIV.