The interesting thing about peace is that it tends to follow acceptance..When I fight my circumstance or feel trapped in my situation or feel treated unjustly I have no peace.

When I accept that this is where I am regardless of my reality, I receive the perfect amount from the Prince of Peace.

Peace is like manna from heaven- you get the exact amount you need for today…nothing more, nothing less.

However, I try to grab as much as I can and store it up for another day…but find yesterday’s peace does not carry into today.

Soooo…I need a fresh supply.

Therefore, back to the Prince I must go…

But, if I refuse acceptance then that sweet manna rots in its basket unused because I am searching for something else that simply is not being offered.

Now, the reality is that I don’t like where I am situationally; I don’t like the storms that are swirling around me; I don’t like the fear; the grief; the intensity; the hurt feelings; the judgements and rejection.

Frankly, the possibility of certain outcomes to come in the future are even more unsettling.

But, continually fighting the “what is” or “what may be” is NOT working…pushing against what is happening in order to dig for the outcome I want is stealing so much energy…too much joy.

So this is where I am in my choices…in this moment, today, on my 43rd birthday, I accept it.

Peace is the greatest gift I could have today so I choose to do what needs to be done in order to collect my manna.

Philippians 4:8