You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.—Isaiah 26:3
It seems like life is so fast these days. Everyone I know is in a big hurry. Rushing from one place to the next seems normal. Multi-tasking has reached a new high with people checking emails, texting, and posting photos—all at the SAME time—so that this sort of a lifestyle becomes second nature. It feels like every day is a roller coaster ride with the speed just getting faster and faster.
The Bible provides a great secret to getting free from this mindless race and finding inner peace. Perfect peace can be mine when I keep my mind on God. A God-focused mind means that I trust Him and not circumstances, feelings or people. Peace will be the by-product of trusting God no matter what is going on around me.
This focus on God and not on lesser things gives me a quiet heart. I can have complete confidence in the Sovereign Lord and His help. It’s not possible to have this kind of focus on Christ and His will and also have worry.
A complete surrender to God—mind, body, heart, and soul–means perfect peace. This inner peace will flood over me and affect my daily walk. People will start to notice an outer change when I rely on the Author of peace to guide my heart daily.
A prayer for today:
Gracious Father in Heaven–I know that You can give me a peace that transcends this broken world. I know I can trust you with all matters. Teach me to put all my faith in You. I can walk by faith when I remember that You are a good God and that You have everything under control.
–Marian
