Normally when I write these, it’s based on song lyrics, or something that inspired me. This wasn’t a song lyric but something someone said to me a long time ago, that only made sense to me starting today.

The goal in having faith in God is for everything to be well within you, for you. to be at peace.

I have a pal who I don’t talk with much anymore, but she used to say all the time when I was struggling “keep the faith” and I never understood it because at the time I was lost and broken and so I didn’t have faith in anything. She still always said it, and it always stuck out, but I didn’t know why.

Last week, Pastor Josh sent me a video on instagram. It was a story of a man and his family a long time ago traveling from the united states to Europe by boat. When they were getting ready to set sail the Chicago fires happened and he had to go back and handle some things, his family went without him with the plan to meet in Europe. While his wife and kids were headed there in the middle of the Atlantic ocean something crazy happened. Their boat was T-boned by another boat. Many passengers lost their lives. When his wife made it to Europe she sent word back to the states “survived alone”. In an instant that man lost his children. Now he’s on a boat headed to Europe to meet his wife. One night the captain of the ship wakes him up and says sir this is about where the crash happened this is probably where your children lost their lives. In this moment and his trust in God he felt peace and said “It is well within my soul”

That’s faith. It’s that simple. By having faith that God will care for you and protect you allows you to be at peace with all things.

My pal used to say keep the faith, but only now I understand what she meant. Today was one of the most peaceful days of my life, and through faith, each day forward will be peaceful. It is well within my soul. I trust in god and what he’s called me to do, and what he’s called to be done to me, so through all of it there’s no need for worry.

It is well.

It is well within my soul.

where the sKies Are Gold not gray,

J.