Peace is optional

As I am experiencing this life and my journey in this life I’m learning so much, one is that my response to my circumstances is all in my control, another is that changing my circumstance is something I want to be in control of sometimes, but I’m not, that that is just part of what is happening in my life, good or bad it is a part of my life and my experience, so when I actually remember that peace comes to me which gives me more control because I am not giving away that peaceful feeling to that circumstance, I get to hold it as my own, I get to be in charge of how I want to feel, who I want to be. Wow! what an incredible blessing it is to be understanding this now. If I am feeling anger and resentment or shame or any of these negative emotions that can easily come up in my life it’s only me who has to feel those emotions and so if I really do want to feel peace or I want to feel love, If i want to feel joy, I can. no matter what happens in my circumstance in my life I can feel what I want. I only control how I am, who I am, how I feel and how I respond. This does not mean that I condone or support or agree with what is happening whether it’s around me or in my own life or with somebody else, it just means that I get to choose how I feel in that moment, which is very empowering to me. I am so grateful that I have someone to talk to, that I can turn all my negative, hard stuff over to, he understands and has gone through so much more than I could ever comprehend. My savior Jesus Christ is the one I get to turn to, he’s the one who offers peace, he’s the only source of lasting peace, joy, Love and happiness. “​For behold, I, God, have ​​​suffered​ these things for all, that they ​​​might​ not suffer.... ​Which ​​​suffering​ caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might ​​​not​ drink the bitter cup, and shrink”