Is it possible to have peace, in bad circumstances?

Is it possible to have complete peace, when you are facing bad circumstances?
People look for peace in all kinds of places... money, other people, relationships, sex, etc. People look for peace in their circumstances. "If I get this job, I'll have more money, that will bring me peace..." "As long as I have this relationship, I'll have peace..." And the list goes on, and on. Circumstances, are not where you will find peace, it's where you will lose it. As long as you rely on your circumstances to bring you peace, you are never going to find it, or it won't be a lasting peace.
The answer to a true, and lasting peace, is through Jesus. "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me." John 14:1 "The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace." Psalm 29:11.
There is a difference in peace in God, and peace with God. If you want to have peace in God, you must first make peace with God. Sin separates us from God. "Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear." Isaiah 59:1-2. The conditions of being separated from God are that you are not under his covering, you are separated from Him. If you are going to have continuing peace in God, you first have to make peace with God.
What is it, in your life, that is keeping you from being "one with God"? If you don't have peace, than there is SOMETHING in your life that is separating you from God, keeping that peace away. Being "one with God" = Walking in agreement with the will of God for your life, and the word of the Lord.
Once you have made peace with God, removed sin from your life, and are a forgiven child of God, you are under His covering. Where you can experience an everlasting peace that the world can't give.
Peace with God is a one time decision... Peace in God, is a continued decision. One that you choose daily, to either let your circumstances take your peace, or to have trust and faith in God that He has got those circumstances in His hands. You can't control your circumstances... You can control whether or not you receive the peace of God. "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God." Romans 5:1-2
Without God, how are you going to find a continuous peace? Try to control your circumstances? You have no control over circumstances. When you give your life, and your circumstances, over to God, He gives you perfect peace.
God doesn't promise that things will always go our way. He does promise that because He is in you, no matter what happens, or how bad things look, that He will give you a peace, and strength to handle it. He will remind you that whatever is going on, that it will turn out for good, and that He will bring you through it. "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28. Trust in Him, to do what He says He will do. Get your focus on the source of peace, not the source of your frustration, sadness, or worries.
Our responsibilities... To get right with God. To make a daily decision to walk in the truth of His word, yield to Him, and remain on the path He has for our lives. Get our focus right... On God - He is your peace. Claim what is yours.
It may not be easy... But it is simple... :)