Peace in politically charged times

In many places in the Bible it talks about a peace that is available to us who believe in him. We are living in polarized and divided times in our country right now, so how do we attain that peace and avoid falling into the religion of political fanaticism? It's a very real temptation, and I feel it pulling at me everyday, sometimes it's very hard to resist. We receive messaging from all around us all day long from social media, whatever we're listening to, and whoever we're around, it's everywhere. So how do we get this peace that the Bible talks about? Well in Philippians 4, it gives us a pretty good picture. I would say it comes down to the choices we make about what we put into our minds. It comes down to prayer, how often are we actually praying and going to the Lord and opening our hearts to him? What are we filling our heads with, are we immersing ourselves in scripture and actively thinking about him and what he has done for us? It's a discipline, and it's certainly not easy to do. The peace of God is truly available to us, but the choice is ours as to whether we actually want to grab a hold of it. It comes as a result of our choices to pursue him above all other things this world offers.