Peace

Oh my, the last few weeks have been a whirlwind. But today I am struck by the word PEACE. I get weary and saddened by all the terrible things in the news, school shootings, the continued war on terror in Iraq, murders, rapists, the homeless, the hungry, friends in jail, failed marriages, and on and on and on... The sooner I comprehend that there will never be peace on earth, the easier it will be to begin dealing with these things. Jesus promises us peace, but never peace on earth. The war I need to be more concerned about is the war going on inside me every day. The war between God and me. The war between my choices and whether I do what I want or what God wants. Am I going to be selfish or selfless? I am beginning to understand that I can have peace in my life when I give control over to God. He frees me from the war within me. I am set free!