You will keep in perfect peace
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.- Isaiah 26:3
Isaiah 26:3 promises that God will keep us in perfect and constant peace when are minds remain fixed in HIM. That is when we make the decision of focus our thoughts in Him and not on our circumstances.
When we allow our minds to wander and think of all what we have done or have to do we push ourselves out of the perfect peace of God and we open the doors to anxiety and worry.
Some time back I read that there are two days in every week that we should not worry about, two days that should be kept free from fear and apprehension.
One is yesterday with its mistakes and cares. Its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed. Nor can we erase a single word we’ve said. Yesterday is gone.
The other day we shouldn’t worry about is tomorrow. Tomorrow is beyond our control. Tomorrow’s sun will rise either in splendor, or behind a mask of clouds but it will rise. And until it does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.
This leaves only one day. Today. Any person can fight the battles of just one day at a time. It is only when we add the burdens of yesterday and tomorrow that we break down. It is not the experience of today that drives people mad, it is the remorse of bitterness for something which happened yesterday and the dread of what tomorrow may bring.
Here’s what God says about yesterday:
“…forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.” (Phil.3:13)
“Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past.” (Isaiah 43:18)
Here’s what God says about tomorrow:
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (Matt.6:34)
“Do not boast about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring forth.” (Prov.27:1)
Here’s what God says about today:
“This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24)
Are you anxious or worried today? Turn your thoughts towards Him so that you experience His perfect peace. Peace that surpasses all understanding.