Peace

I was telling a friend this story the other day and felt I should share it here.  Whenever I have a bad day I know 'everything will be okay."  A few years ago (maybe 5 or 6), I was sitting in church.  At the time I was very nervous about a business venture my husband I were in the midst of.  As I sat in church that particular day, I remember the most peaceful feeling coming over me that "everything will be okay."  At the time I thought to myself, "Wow. That's awesome.  Our business venture is going to work and everything is going to be okay!."  Well, the business venture failed miserably and we lost a lot of money.  Over the next couple of years we lost more and more money.  We had to move out of our house and in with my parents. We lost our house.  Then when things were seeming to get better, the next year our son died, and we had to file bankruptcy.  It was not an easy few years.  However, during all of that time, I kept going back to that moment of my feeling that "everything is going to okay."  Life was not "okay" how I wanted it.  It was definitely not what I had planned for those few years of my life, however, everything is okay.  It is all right.  I have become a better person.  I am not sure everyone around me would agree with that, but I know these trials have helped me.  I would rather have not had them, but great things are already happening because of them.

My friend who I shared this story with reminded me that the scriptures tell us to remember the time peace was spoken to us.  I have done that over and over and over.  I wish I could explain how many times, especially during the Ethan time, that I have gone back to the feeling of that day in church.  I remember the moment.  I remember where I was sitting, how I was feeling and who I was surrounded by.  I knew everything was going to be okay.  And it is.

Here's another scripture I like:

Job Chapter 21:22  'Acquaint now thyself with him (God) and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.'

Good has come to me.  I love my Heavenly Father. I love the blessings I am given. I have a beautiful family and many friends.  I am blessed more so than I even realize.