Peaceful Happiness: A Gift from Trusting God

• By candidasullivan
• April 21, 2025
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Is it possible to have peaceful happiness? My first thought is no. We all have moments of sadness, fear, worry, and heartache. How, then, is it possible to be joyful during these times? My heart, however, questions my mind.

Philippians 4:11 King James Version (KJV)
11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

The Bible tells us to be content in whatever state we are in. In one definition, content means to be in a state of peaceful happiness.

Therefore, it is possible if God has instructed us to do this. Friends, I am convinced that our limited beliefs cause most of our heartaches. How often do we put conditions on our happiness? We only want to be happy on certain days of the week and only if everything is going great. I remember thinking if only God would heal my body, then I could be happy. When He healed me, however, I found another reason to be fearful and miserable.

My problem is not my circumstances. It is my thoughts about my circumstances. Therefore, if I change my thoughts, I can change my circumstances.

God is always in control. Worrying and resisting the pain doesn’t lessen it. All it does is weaken us. If I embrace my trials and search for the lesson that God wants to teach me, I can still be joyful in the pain. Why? Because I am accepting the trial—instead of rejecting it. Each one is for my benefit. When I can walk by faith, fully trusting God to help me with my heartaches, I can embrace the gift God wants to give me.

Sometimes, we have to be willing for things to change in order to receive a new blessing from God. The change can be scary, and our fear causes us to resist. However, we need to trust God to do what is best for us during these times. He loves us and only wants what is best for us. God can see the bigger picture. He knows how it will all work out.

All we can see is what is right before us. We can’t see how God works out of our sight. When fear comes upon us, we usually just accept it. Somehow, fear has become comfortable to us. The opposite of fear is faith. Just because we fear something doesn’t stop it from happening. It just steals our joy of the moment.

I want to be joyful and loving in all situations, even through the hard times, because I know the blessing of overcoming the trial is greater than the pain. God’s plan for me and my life is greater than anything that my mind can even imagine. He is the potter, and I am the clay. Today, I want to stop resisting and allow Him to mold me into the person He wants me to be.

Right now, I am breathing without understanding how it is happening. I don’t have to think about it. It just happens. We are on a planet in space just floating in the air. When I truly start thinking about the power of God and how many things He does for me daily, I realize He has all power. And this all-powerful, all-wise God who created Heaven and Earth and everything in it loves us. With that knowledge, I am entirely content.