Keep in mind that peace is not the absence of trouble. Peace does not mean that everyone will like you, or that you will never experience resistance. Peace is standing in the middle of a storm when lightning strikes a few inches away, thunder claps in your ear, your eyes are blurred by pounding rain, you can barely stand straight—but you choose to be still and not panic. You choose to trust God. You choose to be at peace in the midst of a storm.
