Do you know what peace is? Maybe you have an idea, but you aren't completely certain? I'm here to give you examples of the power peace holds in your everyday life without you even knowing it, and ultimately tell you what peace means to me.

Often, we take to obsessing and stressing as our default when something goes wrong in our lives. Whether it be a failed test, arguing with parents, being bullied, ignored, or just feeling unimportant, peace could play a huge role in all of these and shine a light where there is darkness.

To live in a space where you accept horrible circumstances, but choose to allow God's peace to fill you and encourage you despite whatever it is you're going through is a space very difficult to break. For example, my music teacher told me that I should consider dropping his class because of how poorly I was doing. Although it hurt to hear, I truly believed that Jesus would not allow me to fail no matter what any professor said to me. Although I was failing, I felt like I was passing the course, so I kept my head and waited for my circumstances to change. He warned me that if I did not pass the second next test that I would not pass the course. I made the highest grade in the entire class.

I have accepted that what will be, will be; and that whatever happens God will make sure that my life ends in victory. Another example would be when I accepted that chasing someone who is not putting in the same effort, may be a person to let go. I may miss them and the relationship, but after accepting that not everyone is meant to be a friend but simply a lesson, I was not in pain. Some people will come into your life and stay while others will come in and leave.

The important thing to remember, however, is that God is constant and in him you will always have a friend.

I myself am still learning to accept things which means accepting peace, but I know how it feels from my own experiences. Although it is a hard thing to do, finding peace means finding power over yourself and your circumstances. Learn to accept things with the wisdom of how to change them and see how much power you gain over your life.