When Peace Feels Uncomfortable

Hi My Beautiful Friend,

Have you ever felt a strange discomfort in peaceful moments? Like everything is finally okay… but your mind starts searching for something to worry about?

I’ve been there. I still find myself there sometimes.

I watched a sermon by Pastor Steven Furtick, and he said something that struck me hard:
“Some of us are so used to pressure that peace feels unnatural.”

That truth settled deep. I realized I often feel suspicious of peace. I’ll pray for it, cry out to God for it, but when He gives it to me, I find myself doubting it.
Is this too good to be true? What if it doesn’t last? What if something goes wrong?

And just like that, I trade His peace for anxiety. I create chaos in my mind because stress is more familiar than stillness.

But peace is not a trick. It’s not a trap. It’s a gift. A promise from a God who is constant and kind.

Jesus didn’t die so we could live in constant fear of when things will fall apart. He died to give us access to a peace that surpasses understanding (Philippians 4:7). That means peace that doesn’t always make sense but is still real, still available, and still ours in Him.

Romans 12:2 reminds us that we’re not meant to conform to old thought patterns, even the ones rooted in anxiety, survival, or chaos. God wants to transform our minds so we can discern His will. And His will is peace. It’s good. It’s pleasing. It’s perfect.

So today, if you feel uneasy in the quiet, unsure in the calm, take a breath. You’re not broken. You’re just healing. And God is teaching your heart how to receive what you’ve been praying for.

God, thank You for peace, even when I don’t recognize it.
Teach me how to receive it without resistance.
Help me to stop sabotaging what You’ve given me out of fear or habit.
Renew my mind, transform my thoughts, and calm my spirit.
I trust You, even when stillness feels strange.
Amen.

I hope you have a very blessed Wednesday!

With Love,

Your Friend, Chelsey.