You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3 NIV
God's promise of peace is available to you today! This is a conditional promise. Please allow me to try and explain.
The Scripture says that God gives His people peace. You can read that truth throughout the Bible. I hear from Christians nearly everyday who are seeking God's peace. I have written before that true peace can only come from God because He owns it. He controls real peace. So, how do we have access to that peace?
God has given you a spirit, soul and body. Your spirit, if you are saved, is where Jesus lives. That's why He can see you as a saint, because your spirit is a new creation. Our body is our flesh, where we experience our fives senses (touch, smell, sight, taste, hearing). The third part of our being is called the soul. It's basically our character; our personality. The soul has three parts, the mind, the emotions and the will. The mind does the thinking, the emotions do the feeling, and the will does the choosing.
Why do I share this? Because to enjoy God's peace, today's verse tells us we must trust in Him. That is an act of your will. You choose to trust in God. You can choose to trust what you know, or you can choose to trust what you feel. I don't know about you, but some days I don't "feel" God's love. Some days I don't "feel" God's forgiveness. Some days I have a hard time "feeling" acceptance by God. When I'm having one of these "feeling" emotional days, I'm less likely to experience the peace of God. It is then that I must choose to place my thoughts on the things of God, on His promises; His character, and my future with Him. That is why Paul said "set your heart on things above" and told us to "think about such things". That's why Jesus said that "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also".
Dear friend, today, would you set your chooser on the Truth of God's Word? Would you choose today to trust fully in the promises of God? I'm not asking you to "feel" good about your situation...that will come with time. Feelings are fickle. I'm asking you to believe what you know to be true. God is God; and He is fully in control!
Recognizing that truth will give you peace!
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