Looking for Peace In All The Wrong Places....

All pageant contestants know this answer...."I would wish for world peace". All presidential candidates promise to insure our peace with other countries. There are even ambassadors earning a living working to preserve peace between their assigned country and ours.
I can't begin to count how many conversations I've had with recent democratic presidential supporters that claim their new "prince" has promised peace between the races, political parties, and the nations, when Barack Hussein Obama won his election due in no small part to racism itself.
We wait on peace with the Middle East, and in the Middle East.....our political leaders want to "sit and chat" with our sworn enemy terrorists in an attempt at 'peace'..........We try to manipulate peace between Israel and her enemies.....
Here's the truth from the beginning and the end, and from the alpha and the omega, Jesus himself:
"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 Jesus came to bring salvation and reconciliation between man and his creator and gifts us with the "sword of the spirit". The ruler of THIS world is the prince of darkness, author of lies, and creator of chaos. This world is a dying creation spiraling toward it's date with The Almighty, at such time when it will be destroyed and the "New Jerusalem" will take it's place and all of God's children will dwell with Him forever. "Heaven and Earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away." Matt. 24:35
Jesus said..."In this world you will have trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world." John16:33

So I think believers can safely assume that we can stop expecting the climate to stop shifting, wars to occur, politicians to be greedy, people to be racist, and I don't think until Jesus returns we will see an end here to theft, adultery, lying, perversions, idolatry, addiction, and disappointments. I think it's a waste of time to put everything one believes into a political affiliation thinking that being a democrat means that we can stop racism, make all things equal, end poverty and hunger, hold hands with all nations and sing "We are the world", giving credit to the mighty "O". (Well, maybe both "mighty O's" ?:) There is no SECRET that will fix you. There is no special book that will bring peace to the author's audience.
This world is temporary, dying to sin, decaying and groaning for the Creator to return and restore it, and the evil one is on the loose.......for now.
It is in our best interest to seek the only real peace that exists on this side of Heaven from our Saviour who promises us "peace like a river"....(Rivers by the way are not sedentary little swimming pools....they're ever changing, exciting, and rushing to a destination!)....and promises us that whatever we pass through in this life, He never leaves us, forsakes us, or slumbers while watching over us. He has empowered us with His word to SPEAK scripture to action and asked us to BELIEVE HIM for it....that He is who He says He is, can do what He promises, that we are His, and that His word is alive and active in us, allowing us to do all things through Christ! Amen? We are empowered to ask in the holy name of Jesus and promised an answer, even if that answer is "My Grace is Sufficient" and not what we are expecting, He will show us His awesome glory through any trial He walks us through. He has promised in Romans 8:28 to work all things to the good FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM. That, my friends, is our peace!
Please don't make the mistake of looking for peace in the news, from science, from politics, celebreties, or expecting that it will come "if only"....... "if only you lose weight", "if only we could figure out why these muslims don't like us and how to fix that"........It ain't gonna happen. We are sinners in a sinful world and the absence of sin would only mean one thing.........Jesus has returned, and Oh what glorious peace that will mean! Don't waste precious time looking for peace in this world..........look to the Almighty Healer, God of Creation, who knew you before you were born and who knows every hair on your head. Rest in Him and know peace.