Do What Brings You Peace

1-11-2010
Do What Brings You Peace

One of my best friends, his wife, and four kids (all under the age of 6) stayed at our house over the Christmas break, and it was awesome! I’ve never seen so much energy in a home in all my life. My buddy kept telling his kids, “this is not a play house; you can’t throw things off their balcony onto the floor!” I love innocence and peace of a child. They do what brings them peace. If they want to play cars, they play cars. If they want to fall asleep in their parent’s lap, they do so. They don’t stress about things, they simply want to play.

While the kids and dad were playing hide and go seek in the house, his wife and I had a wonderful conversation about life. She explained things that were on her mind, and I did the same. One of the conversations involved the many “hats” I wear. When I say “hats” I’m referring to the various companies, responsibilities, commitments, etc. that I have going on, and the difficulty in prioritizing each. As we spoke back and forth, it was as if God planted the wisdom in her to say the exact words I needed to hear. She said, “Logan, just do what brings you peace. “ WOW!!! I was immediately silenced as I reflected on the simple, yet powerful sentence that God spoke through her.

It’s easy for us to run from thing to thing, event to event, responsibility to responsibility, and when we are doing what God wants us to do, we are filled with peace. That doesn’t mean it’s always going to be just the way we like it, but the mission itself will bring you peace. As I thought about the “hats” in my life, the one that brings me absolute peace is the time I have helping people be all they can be. I don’t have peace reading through business deals, analyzing profit and loss statements, or closing big deals. I have peace when I’m coaching kids, and helping adults reach their God given potential in life through motivational speaking. The question for you is what brings you peace? What is it in life that you can’t wait to do, and don’t want to stop doing? How far away are you from that peaceful place, and what steps are you going to take to get there? When you are struggling with a decision just remember, what brings you peace!!!