Experiencing the peace of God!

Our idea of peace is to have no feelings of hostility; it would be the absence of contentious people from our lives, a stress free environment, and no worries or cares. But the peace that God gives transcends all of that. To be clear, we all need to find peace; we all need to find ways to relieve the stress from the mess! But, true peace can only be found with God. Jesus said to his disciples, " peace I give you, my peace I leave with you. Not as the world gives it." The peace we experience in this world is short-lived. It can't withstand the strain and the stresses of life. The worries and cares of life treats worldly peace like a punching bag. Peace is inner tranquility. True peace is produced in the life of a christian by the Holy Spirit. It's called a fruit of the Holy Spirit. It's called a fruit because of its nature. Fruit, like peace is desirable. The Holy Spirit allows believers to experience perfect peace when they have absolute trust in God and His promises. No matter how much of the Spirit you have, if you don't trust the Word of God about your situation, you won't be able to separate the stress from the mess of your situation.