Peace

"Restlessness and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy. Peace does not dwell in outward things, but in the heart prepared to wait trustfully and quietly on him who has all things safely in his hands." -Elizabeth Elliott

This is something I need constant reminder of, on a daily basis. I am not in control. I can do all within my own power to change, fix, or make decisions for myself, but everything else is left up to the Lord. He is the only one. When we sit so long in confusion, idylness, impatience, or even doubt, all we do is disrupt and destroy our own peace. The only way to have true peace, is by faith. Leaving our lives, and our worries, our doubts and our fears, our love and our inner most desires, and putting it all into the hands of our Savior-this is how we can achieve steady peace. This is not easy. Especially in the life we live in, with instant graitification, temptation surrounding us, and giving in to the natural man has become an every day acceptance by the world. But we wont be truly happy without it. Peace is the only thing to keep us going when it seems impossible. To help us keep fighting,when we really dont want to. To lift us up, when we feel we have sunk. Peace, which is felt through God's love, can be contentment and strength that we didnt know we had. Surround yourself with love, have the faith to push forward blindly, and allow God to fill your soul with never-ending peace.