My trials don’t feel joyous and I face them every day, some more pronounced than others. Trails with schedules, with kids or coworkers. Trials with vendors, or fellow drivers, or the cable company help desk, or the store clerk. We can go deeper with trials, loss of a job or relationship. Still deeper, loss of someone precious to us. Need I go on? Unfortunately,

We Will Face Trials Every Day

Thankfully, Jesus gave us several road maps to work with when facing trials, one of them being in Matthew 5:9, “Blessed are the peace makers for they shall be called the sons (and daughters) of God.” Making peace is not just about making peace with others, it’s also about making and having peace within your own spirit and then letting that peace flow outward from you. Use trials as an opportunity to love or lift those around you, yes even those that are fraying your nerves. In brightening their day you are giving them a gift that they may desperately be needing at just that moment. The next time you face a trial, before you react the way you would normally would, take a breath and say, “I am blessed, when I am a peacemaker.”