If you’ve ever tossed and turned at night with your mind racing through worries, responsibilities, or all the “what ifs” that never seem to stop, you’re not alone. The world around us never seems to rest. The news never ends. The pressure to do more, be more, and control more feels relentless. But peace isn’t found in getting everything done or fixing every problem. Real rest—deep, soul-level rest—comes from three simple, life-changing choices.

Evil vs. Wrong: The Line We Cannot Cross Some of us think of people with whom we disagree as evil rather than thinking of them as misguided or wrong. When we think of people as wrong, our response is often to share our opinions in hopes of educating them and ultimately persuading them to see the situation from a different perspective. On the other hand, when we think of people as being evil, our response is darker. Evil isn’t educated or persuaded to become good. Evil has to

God’s system of free will applies equally to those who are good and those who are not, much like the law of gravity affects everyone. We are not puppets under God's control. We are created in His image, endowed with free will—an extraordinary and formidable gift. As a result, some individuals choose to say and do things that harm others. God is not the cause of the pain we’ve experienced. People exercising their free will did that.