Choosing peace

Describe one positive change you have made in your life.

One positive change I have made in my life is choosing peace.

There was a version of me that lived to be everything,everything good, everything right, everything expected. The  daughter who caused no trouble. The one who wanted to excel. The one who held it all together. The one who tried…

I wanted to be seen. To be acknowledged. To be chosen.

And sometimes, I chose others… even when they could not choose me.

But somewhere along the way, God began to gently call me back to myself.

Not the version shaped by pressure or expectation,but the one He formed with intention.

So I began to let go.

Let go of striving,Let go of proving, Let go of performing for love.

And I chose peace.

Peace in knowing I am already seen by God.
Peace in resting in who He says I am.
Peace in no longer forcing what does not flow.

Now, I am learning a different way to live…not by striving, but by abiding. Not by chasing, but by trusting.

I am learning to simply be.

And in that surrender, I have found a quiet joy… and a deeper, lasting peace.