Why the Confusion?

“God is not the author of confusion but of peace.” 1 Corinthians 14:33.

Are you like me, shocked at what’s happening in our world? People have gone crazy! I watched the interview this week of a lady who hired someone to pour drain cleaner in her eyes so she would become blind. I used to say, “Nothing surprises me anymore.” Well, that sure did!

Transableism is on the rise. It’s the desire to acquire a disability through choice rather than happenstance. Some individuals want to go so far as to have healthy limbs amputated! Many who suffer from transableism compare themselves to transgenders, feeling they were born in the wrong body and should have the right to mutilate themselves to correct the mistake.

We live in a confused world, and it’s getting worse every day. There is a reason for the confusion. More precisely, there is a person behind it. Satan is the author of confusion, and he is writing a horror story out of the lives of so many.

Scripture says the opposite of confusion is peace. Confusion is a state of mind that comes from hearing conflicting messages and not knowing which one to believe. Peace is also a state of mind. It comes from hearing God’s voice and agreeing with what He says.

Eve had peace with God until Satan came with a conflicting message. He told her she wouldn’t die if she ate the fruit. That’s not what God told her. Confused, she agrees with the devil and loses her peace, plus a lot more. I can’t condemn her. I’ve agreed with Satan more times than I want to admit.

The devil’s strategy hasn’t changed. He still tempts us with, “Did God really say? Did He really say you are supposed to be the gender you are? Did He really say you shouldn’t have sex outside of marriage? Did He really say you shouldn’t love the things of this world?” Satan wants us confused. He doesn’t want us to believe that God’s ways are best for us.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭8‬-‭9

When I’m feeling confused, I need to ask God for wisdom. My thoughts and feelings can’t always be trusted. I want to know what He thinks! That’s why it’s so vital we study His word, know His thoughts, and then agree with Him. The result will be peace. “The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable.” James 3:17

Jesus said, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. John 16:33.

Again He says, “Peace I leave with you; My (perfect) peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. (Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.) John 14:27 Amplified Bible

Are you confused about anything? Ask the Lord what He thinks about it. Search the scriptures for His direction. Agree with Him and let His peace rule in your heart. Nothing is better than the peace of God!

Lord Jesus, thank You for Your perfect peace. I want to experience it more and more. Expose any lies I am currently believing. Speak to those confused areas in my mind that don’t agree with Your thoughts.

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