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How can the people you work with know that Jesus Christ makes a difference in your life? I’ll give you one way that will always work. If they see you have peace in your life, regardless of the circumstances, they’re going to want to know how in the world you do it. People today are desperate for peace, and as Christians we know the Prince of Peace, the only one who can give us true peace.
But if our lives are just as frayed around the edges as everyone else’s, if we don’t display the peace of God which passes understanding, then we’re missing an incredible opportunity to show Christ to the people in our worlds.
I want to tell you the story of how a good friend found Christ: Janet, who is a member of our board here. Before becoming a believer, she was working in a highly stressful situation. Everyone was under constant pressure, and the environment was crazy. But in all the chaos, she kept noticing one of her coworkers who seemed very peaceful. He did his work as well as anyone, produced what was expected of him, but he just never seemed to be frazzled and stressed like everyone else.
Janet watched him for a long time, and finally she said to him, “How do you do it?” He smiled and shared with her it was his faith in Christ which made the difference. Then he simply recommended she read the Bible and suggested she start with the book of John.
Though Janet had considered herself a Christian, she had never read the Bible, so she decided to see what he was talking about. After a couple of months of reading and investigating, Janet accepted Christ, and a few months after that, her husband did too.
And it all started when one person was peaceful in a chaotic work environment. What a testimony we could have to our world if we showed them that Christ is our peace, and because of him, we can have peace even when the situation is chaotic.
There are many reasons we need to learn the secret of having peace in the midst of pressure. Christ has come to give us peace; he is our peace. We need to be sure we’re demonstrating it daily in our lives.
