It's the God in me

I have peace. I won't lie.. sometimes some people (who shall remain nameless) can steal it from me. But I work hard to get it back. But right now... I have peace. A very good friend of mine could possibly be sick. Like.. terminally (God forbid). But outside of the initial reaction and once in Church... I haven't cried about the situation. And I haven't really given into worry. A mutual friend of hours was speaking to me about the situation and initially I don't think they understood how I could be in a 'ok' state when our friend could possibly be very sick. I couldn't find a answer at first but as I meditated on it later I realized I was taking a page from the Bible... Romans 12:12 to be exact.
Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope; patient in affliction; and faithful in prayer. That was it in a nutshell. I couldn't waste time thinking the worst may happen when I could focus on the good that may happen. Some may say that I am in denial But I disagree. When something has the possibility of going wrong in our lives we tend to lean towards the wrong and not the right. Why cant we store most of our energy in hoping that things will work out? Trusting in the Lord? Having faith that regardless of what it may LOOK like KNOWING that he will take care of us regardless of what is going on in our lives? We are ALWAYS blessed even when we don't feel like it.
I won't lie and say that I haven't thought about the possibility that things may go in a negative direction but regardless of the outcome I KNOW that the Lord would give my friend and I strength to get through what may come. If I stay prayerful I know that I can continue to keep my peace. But prayer doesn't work without faith. Faith in God's word and his power. If I don't believe in what I am praying for then how can I, in faith, ask God to grant it for me? This is the true test of our faith in our Lord and Savior. It calls for us to above all Trust in the Lord with all thy heart... and Lean not on our own understanding.