Is God Disturbing Your Peace?

I’m addicted to comfort. There is no 12-step program for such people— “comforters anonymous”—but that’s OK because the Lord has His ways of discomforting me!

In Deuteronomy 32:11 God compares Himself to an eagle that stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreads its wings, catches them, and carries them.

The Metaphor of the Parent Eagles
During the time of training the eaglets to fly, the mother eagle pushes them out of the nest. Scared, they jump back into the nest. So the mother eagle pulls out the soft feathery layers of the nest, leaving only the thorny twigs. No longer able to jump back into the thorny nest, the eagles jump out of the nest on their own. But this time, the mother eagle pushes them off the cliff into the air. And as they try to fly for the first time on untested wings, the father eagle swoops down, catching them and carrying them on his wings, returning them to the cliff. This exercise continues until they learn to use their wings.

Ever parent takes great joy in their child’s growth and maturity. Sometimes children get stuck in the process. They want to settle down before the process is complete. A good parent will gently apply tough love. Even so, our Heavenly Father would not be a good parent if He did not do the same. Lovingly, He stirs up our safe and comfortable ‘nest’ impelling us to a higher and fuller life in Him. He disturbs our peace (not His peace, but ‘our’ peace!). He loves us too much to do otherwise.

Is God disturbing your peace? Why not cooperate with him and find His Peace instead. “And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7).