A Reflection Series for Mental Health Awareness Month
The Power of Peace
Excerpt from Wine & Faith – 19 Days in Napa
Jill returns to the chalet, where she recounts spending months sifting through scripture on these specific words: “wife,” “husband,” “love,” and “marriage.” She pours herself a glass of wine and opens her Bible.
…God has called us to live in peace. How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? – 1 Corinthians 7:15
I pause, soaking in the words… and wash away my preconceived notions.
“God has called us to live in peace.”
That doesn’t mean peace at all costs, as my father would say. No, we are called to peace…
Then it hits me.
Bam.Strangely, this might just be my get-out-of-jail-free card…
I begin humming Amazing Grace.
The Spirit fills my soul.
Peace.…God has…opened the door to separating from Derek.
I can almost taste it.
Faith Reflection
What does peace look like for you? Do you feel at peace and safe in your home?
As we wrap up this series for Mental Health Awareness Month, I invite you to think about peace—peace with your partner, in your home, and with God.
Do you feel at peace?
Good mental health begins with a deep, inner knowing that we’re meant to live in peace. God calls us to peace, and we can trust that knowing when surrounded by those who love and treat us kindly. In that place, we find God’s peace and the freedom to live without fear.
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” — 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
Jill’s moment of clarity is more than a decision—it’s a spiritual awakening. She learns peace doesn’t come from holding everything together at all costs. It comes from letting go of what keeps her stuck in fear, conflict, or guilt.
Like Jill, we can find strength in letting go. When we do, we trust God’s peace will fill the spaces where fear once lived.
Haiku
No more silent wars—
I stand firm in who I am,
God’s peace, my shelter.
Reflective Questions
Where are you called to release the burden of fixing what cannot be fixed?
How does the idea of “peace” differ from how you’ve defined it in the past?
What would it look like to live in peace today—right now?
I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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