Some of this conversation reminds me of when I was a brand new Christian and as a babe in Christ, walking yet in my own understanding. One day I read the words, “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live,” in Exodus 22. From that point on, the devil vexed me day and night that I didn’t deserve to live because I grew up around some occult activity. Nobody could convince me my sin of being around witchcraft wasn’t the unpardonable sin, because God’s Word says occultists shouldn’t live. My faith was so shaken, the Lord Himself was the only One who could renew my mind on that matter.
Sounds ridiculous, right? But it was frighteningly serious to me back then. It was God’s Word, after all and I had to believe it. Glory to God and praise His magnificent name for renewing my mind by His Spirit. When God renews a man’s mind, he knows the absolute Truth, and the Truth sets him free. That Truth is Jesus!
This is the case here. Only God can renew a man’s mind and give him peace about a matter. If you don’t have peace, if you’re angry and freaking out, fearful and disillusioned with people not living up to your specifications, bitter with trying to wrangle the Word of God to fit your “babe” thinking, you really need to ask God to give you His wisdom and set you free.
No Jesus, no peace. Know Jesus, know peace.