God

It's no secret...I'm a Christian! What an exciting thing to be able to say. This life is hard enough, but the one thing that makes it all ok and that gives me peace is that it is all for something....it's for God. When the "reason" for my life becomes a job, children, money, a house, or anything else, there is no peace. We still look everywhere to be whole and happy. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the only time I'm at peace and truly happy is when I am close to the Lord. When I concern myself with him instead of myself, there is a beautiful change.

I all too often think it's about me. I get so wrapped up in how hard things are, how much pain I'm in, who did what to me, how sad things are, and more that it takes me away from where I need to be! Joyful in my situation. I believe with Christ, we can be sad and have some of the hardest trials in life and be at peace or even joyful. Life still hurts, that doesn't change. But how we deal with it can make all the difference.