When we connect with the Prince of Peace, I believe it can shift the atmosphere around us.
This morning, I received a little confirmation of that mindset.
After praying, really praying, and connecting with God in my heart, I began to intentionally engage my mind’s eye, imagining myself in heaven’s reality. I saw myself clothed in the righteousness of Jesus, fully accepted and fully covered by Him. I reminded myself that God is outside of time, and yet He is present in every moment, including the very moment in which I was praying.
As I stood there, I found myself next to a hummingbird feeder.
Suddenly, one energetic little hummingbird flew in and landed on the feeder. It began drinking, completely unbothered by my presence. I stood there watching for what felt like a whole minute, only about two feet away.
I was close enough to see its little throat swallow as it drank the sweet sugar-water syrup that was prepared ahead of time.
It didn’t seem concerned that I was there at all.
And I found myself thinking about what I had just been praying.
Let that settle in for a moment.
The Bible tells us that all of creation is groaning, waiting for the sons and daughters of God to be revealed. (Romans 8:19–22)
Could it be that when we truly know who we are in Christ and begin to carry His peace within our souls, there is something about that peace that affects the atmosphere around us?
Could creation somehow sense it? Experience it?
I don’t pretend to have the answer. But I find myself wondering.
What would this world look like if we truly walked in the peace and assurance of knowing who we are in Christ every moment of every day?
What if we didn’t walk into a room carrying fear, anxiety, striving, or insecurity, but instead carried the peace of the Prince of Peace?
What might shift around us? Would overwhelming pressure that we feel around us become lighter? Would our breathing become less stress-driven and more a rhythm of peace?
Maybe the hummingbird was simply a hummingbird.
Or maybe, just maybe, God was giving me a tiny glimpse of a much bigger truth:
When we become settled in who we are in Him, perhaps the world around us begins to experience something different, too.
And perhaps it begins with us simply being still long enough to notice.
“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
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