The War for Inner Peace: How Desperation Fuels Contentment | Desiring God

And if we expect peace in this age to always feel peaceful, we’ll rarely experience real peace — the kind that meets reality and adversity head-on. If we never feel any tension, urgency, or desperation in our peace, then we’re probably experiencing something other than true inner peace. It might feel peaceful for the moment, but it isn’t the peace our souls need.

The paradox of true inner peace is that, for now, the contentment is mingled with desperation.

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