For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Jeremiah 29:11

People are looking for the answer to what their purpose is in life, and what they can do to find contentment. Quite often we limit ourselves when we look for the answer among the things we are aware of, or comfortable with. But God doesn’t always call us to the familiar or comfortable, but challenges us to expand our horizons.

When we center ourselves in the things we find pleasing, enjoyable and comfortable, we may not find peace. That’s because we aren’t in the center of God’s will, we are in the center of our own will. There are things we believe will bring peace to our lives, but in the end bring us more unhappiness than when we began our mission to find happiness. That’s why God calls us to trust Him.

When we place our trust in God, and put our hope in the promises He has given us, we will begin to find peace and contentment in our lives. We don’t need to center ourselves on what WE think is best for us, or what someone else thinks is best for us, unless it is fully in the center of the will of God. We may take the advice of others in the world who seem to have found answers that work for them, but if it isn’t centered in the will of God for our lives, we won’t find the peace that surpasses all understanding. When we center ourselves in the will of God, everything else will fall into place.