Day 3: You know, blogging about peace is becoming bitter sweet for me. Right now sit at the computer the only thought that pops into my head is, “Who are you to talking to about peace? You don’t have this down. How can you talk about something you don’t know?”
To the voice in my head I’m choosing to say, “You’re right, I don’t know it all and I have not mastered the art of finding peace despite circumstances. However, I know the Holy Spirit is speaking to me though the Word. And when He speaks, I write. And when I write, I can see the words, read them, and repeat them to myself. And when I meditate on them, I can breath the words, live them and fully believe what I know is true.”
Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You.”
“You will keep in perfect peace”- to this I say “Yes, please.” My definition of perfect peace is when your soul is still because I have a conscious belief in knowing that God is sovereign. Peace is not a momentary feeling when things are going my way. That is why I love how this verse promises to KEEP us in perfect peace. It’s a lifestyle, not a feeling.
“him whose mind is steadfast,”- So if I’m wanting the instruction manual for anything it’s what’s going to bring me perfect peace. Okay, maybe that does sound a little beauty pageant of me, “All I want is world peace.” But really isn’t that what the whole world seems to be looking for? That’s why we numb the pain, fill the emptiness, or pretend to be someone we’re not. Because we want to feel at peace with who we are in the world around us. Well, luckaly for us, we don’t have to search any longer. God DID give us a way to have perfect peace: a stedfast mind. But what is a steadfast mind? Well, according to the Marriam-Webster online dictionary stedfast means “firmly fixed in place: immovable or not subject to change.” So, all I need to do is have my mind completely fixed in place? Fixed on God? Okay, maybe that’s not as easy as it sounds (well, actually it doesn’t even sound all that easy). It does, however, seem it’s worth trying. God’s Word expresses a similar concept in Matthew 6:33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you”. Don’t you think “seek first the kingdom” and a steadfast mind are the same concept? It’s about focusing on things of God and not things of this world. It’s about having your eyes fixed on Him - just as Peter walked on water with Jesus as long as his eyes were fixed on Christ.
“because he trusts in you.”- This thought blows my mind. God trusts me? Really? Why? Do I deserve His trust? And the answer is: I don’t! But then again, where would I end up if I got what I deserved? The reason I believe He trusts me is because my mind is steadfast on Him (my mind); I seek first His kingdom (my heart); I’m looking at Jesus (my eyes); and I step out of the boat and walk on water with Him (my actions). So, when I have my heart, mind, eyes and actions focused on Him, I am following Him and doing the will of God. And God trusts Himself.
To the voice in my head I’m choosing to say, “You’re right, I don’t know it all and I have not mastered the art of finding peace despite circumstances. However, I know the Holy Spirit is speaking to me though the Word. And when He speaks, I write. And when I write, I can see the words, read them, and repeat them to myself. And when I meditate on them, I can breath the words, live them and fully believe what I know is true.”
Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You.”
“You will keep in perfect peace”- to this I say “Yes, please.” My definition of perfect peace is when your soul is still because I have a conscious belief in knowing that God is sovereign. Peace is not a momentary feeling when things are going my way. That is why I love how this verse promises to KEEP us in perfect peace. It’s a lifestyle, not a feeling.
“him whose mind is steadfast,”- So if I’m wanting the instruction manual for anything it’s what’s going to bring me perfect peace. Okay, maybe that does sound a little beauty pageant of me, “All I want is world peace.” But really isn’t that what the whole world seems to be looking for? That’s why we numb the pain, fill the emptiness, or pretend to be someone we’re not. Because we want to feel at peace with who we are in the world around us. Well, luckaly for us, we don’t have to search any longer. God DID give us a way to have perfect peace: a stedfast mind. But what is a steadfast mind? Well, according to the Marriam-Webster online dictionary stedfast means “firmly fixed in place: immovable or not subject to change.” So, all I need to do is have my mind completely fixed in place? Fixed on God? Okay, maybe that’s not as easy as it sounds (well, actually it doesn’t even sound all that easy). It does, however, seem it’s worth trying. God’s Word expresses a similar concept in Matthew 6:33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you”. Don’t you think “seek first the kingdom” and a steadfast mind are the same concept? It’s about focusing on things of God and not things of this world. It’s about having your eyes fixed on Him - just as Peter walked on water with Jesus as long as his eyes were fixed on Christ.
“because he trusts in you.”- This thought blows my mind. God trusts me? Really? Why? Do I deserve His trust? And the answer is: I don’t! But then again, where would I end up if I got what I deserved? The reason I believe He trusts me is because my mind is steadfast on Him (my mind); I seek first His kingdom (my heart); I’m looking at Jesus (my eyes); and I step out of the boat and walk on water with Him (my actions). So, when I have my heart, mind, eyes and actions focused on Him, I am following Him and doing the will of God. And God trusts Himself.
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