Isaiah 26:3: You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. (ESV)
Perfect peace comes from keeping our minds on God, the Father, because we rely on and lean on Him. Refusing to let this world with all its distractions drag our minds away from the Lord will keep us in His peace. If we do get caught up in the chaos in the world, our remedy is to focus our thoughts back on God and His ability, His power, to bring peace to any chaotic situation.
We don’t sink into despair worrying what to do about the chaos. We trust in God, and we turn to Him in prayer. We turn our minds back to our powerful Heavenly Father and pray about the problem or situation, trusting God can and will help.
This is work—spiritual warfare. The Enemy wants your mind focused on anything other than our Lord and Savior. But we don’t need to fear him. Jesus has promised He will never leave us or forsake us. He is for us, and we have the Holy Spirit in us.
So, how do we turn our minds from the chaos back to God? Focusing on Scriptures that speak against the chaos, the problem, and/or the fears helps me tremendously. We walk in the kingdom of Light now; we read God’s thoughts found in Scripture, and we align our thoughts with His. We read Scripture, meditate on Scripture, memorize Scripture, quote Scripture to our souls. And soon we’re back staying our minds on Jesus, and we have peace—perfect peace—that only comes from trusting God and His Word.
Grace and peace to you.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
