God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.
-C.S. Lewis
What is the one thing that pretty much all of us search for in this world? Peace & Happiness. It’s all we truly ask of God. We want to know what to do next so that we are happy and filled with peace. We want out of a situation so we can be filled with happiness and have peace in the situation. But, do we ever just seek God for God?
Jeremiah 29:13 says, “You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” When was the last time you sought after God just because He is God. I believe this is the best way, because God is peace. God is happiness. God is love. God is security. God is everything we need. This type of life is characterized by trust. As I have been searching through life, I have found that trust seems to be the key to a lot of things.
For me, trust is truly filled with peace and happiness. Brennan Manning writes in his book Ruthless Trust, “The reality of naked trust is the life of the pilgrim who leaves what is nailed down, obvious, and secure, and walks into the unknown without any rational explanation to justify the decision or guarantee the future. Why? Because God has signaled the movement and offered it his presence and his promise.” This obscurity forces us to lay everything down and find Him who is our peace, happiness, love, security, and most of all our life.