The grass isn’t always greener on the other side.
It’s easy to assume that life will be so much better when we get something new.
Or when we finally accomplish a big goal.
But then we discover that what we thought would solve our problems doesn’t bring us the happiness we are searching for.
I think the same thing applies to peace.
Peace doesn’t have to wait for some magical outside circumstance.
Joseph Smith received a similar message in the depths of Liberty Jail when the Lord said, “My son, peace be unto thy soul.” (D&C 121:7)
The Lord didn’t promise peace in the future.
Under those brutal circumstances, He told Joseph to feel peace right at that very moment.
Personal peace is a blessing available to each of us, no matter what our grass looks like right now.
No matter your kid’s choices.
No matter the diagnosis.
No matter the family drama.
No matter the financial struggle.
The answer can be found in one of my favorite songs:
“When there’s no peace on earth,
“There is peace in Christ.”
Christ is the answer.
Christ is the answer to still feeling peace in our hearts.
Joseph found that peace while enduring months of confinement, starvation, and mental torture because true, lasting peace is found in Christ.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
