You may be wondering why your life is so chaotic and crazy right now. At certain times in our lives, we all face this problem, whether we are a mother of four, a first year college student, a caregiver of a loved one, a coach on a little league team, a professor of a well-known college, or a single dad who is left with the responsibility of caring for his young children. Let’s face it, we all will go through this at one point in time.

My quiet place

How do we deal with this and what is the answer? Peace. The answer is peace. Finding our peaceful place can seem to be hard to do. But this one simple answer can make the world of difference to some, and to others, this may be the last string of hope before doing something they may regret. This may be the difference between life and death.

I used to be a social worker for a social service agency who dealt with child abuse cases some years ago. I had to go out to the homes of children who had been abused to check on them and their caregivers. Most of the cases had one single thing in common: the parents or caregivers allowed life problems to overwhelm them and they ended up taking out their stress on the child. They went too far with discipline because they were not able to deal with life’s issues. For most of these cases, the parents just needed someone to show them how to find that calming, peaceful place in their life. They needed a break from all of the chaos and craziness. There was no peace around them, and so they did the unthinkable when faced with one more problem they could not deal with and they went too far.

My peaceful place is going outside, enjoying nature, and meditating. I would spend time outside for 30 minutes or an hour along with nature and breathe in and out, meditating on good things. Sometimes I would make a “zoo day.” This is one of my favorite places in the world. There are a lot of quiet places to curl up in at the zoo and lay back and rest.

The zoo or nature may not be your thing, but the point is to find your quiet, peaceful place for a certain period of time of the day and go there. It could be the bathroom for some people, your home office, the laundry room, the attic, the basement, etc. It does not matter where you go, as long as it is peaceful and quiet.

I want to challenge you today to ask God to help you find that quiet peaceful place. In this place, God will begin to minister to you and quiet your soul. You will find comfort and renewed strength in this place.

Think about it: Have you spent time in your quiet place today?

Article by Marquetta Smith