What methods have you used to find peace? What worldly possessions did you purchase thinking that you would find happiness? Have you settled for love in a relationship only to find out that the person doesn’t love you back? Our hearts must desire God’s will for every area of our lives. There’s no other way around it because 1 John 5:21 reminds us, “Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.”

    There’s no other way to true peace than through Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 says, “May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

    There’s no other way to real love than through Jesus. We can depend on God’s love because Romans 5:8 tells us, “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”      Because we live in a fallen world, people, material things, and/or circumstances cannot fulfill us; they are only temporary fixtures. It is only by following Jesus Christ that you and I will find anything lasting, good, true, and right.