Peace

I've been appreciating L.B. Cowman's Streams in the Desert.  Here's an excerpt worth sharing:

God is in the midst of her, she will not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns. (Psalm 46:5 NASB)

Will not be moved - what an inspiring declaration!  Is it possible for us who are so easily moved by earthly things to come to a point where nothing can upset us or disturb our peace?  The answer is yes, and the apostle Paul knew it.  When he was on his way to Jerusalem, the Holy Spirit warned him that "prison and hardships" (Acts 20:23) awaited him.  Yet he could triumphantly say, "But none of these things move me" (Acts 20:24 KJV).

Everything in Paul's life and experience that could be disturbed had already been shaken, and he no longer considered his life or any of his possessions as having any earthly value.  And if we will only let God have His way with us, we can come to the same point.  Then, like Paul, neither the stress and strain of little things nor the great and heavy trials of life will have enough power to move us from "the peace of God, which transcends all understanding" (Phil 4:7).  God declares this peace to be the inheritance of those who have learned to rest only on Him.