Living In God’s Will 

   Some people struggle through life.  They search and search but never find satisfaction, happiness, and peace.  Life becomes a drudgery that provides little enjoyment.

   Others, however, seem to always have a smile on their face regardless of the circumstances.  They seem to never become unsettled or unhappy.  Life comes and goes, and nothing detracts from the inner peace they know.

   What is the difference between these two groups?  I am convinced that the difference is that one is living for self and earthly joys and the other is striving to live in the will of God.  In His will there will always be inner peace and calm, even in the worst of times.

   Living in the will of God doesn’t mean that we will never know strife or heartache, it means that we can turn to God for His strength to help us through those times rather than fighting the battle alone.

   As Archbishop Fulton Sheen wrote, “Our Lord did not ask us to give up the things of earth, but to exchange them for better things."  When our focus is on our eternal soul rather than our mortal bodies, the things of this world lose their luster and they also lose their ability to cause angst within us.

   Our goal cannot be the things of this world, it must be the glory of the next.  We can and should enjoy the beauty and blessings that God gives us in this world, but we must always remember that this world is not our final home.  At any moment this world may cease to exist, but eternity is forever.  When we plan for the ever-lasting, the temporary fades into insignificance.