"In Perfect Peace"

"Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on Thee]: because he trusteth in Thee" (Isaiah 26:3). What a beautiful picture of what one can possess when he puts his trust in God! He will never be ruffled and he will never lose control, because he knows Who is with him, and isn't worried about anything. He commits all to the care of his God, and seeks strength from Him, that he may do what is required of him. Yes, that is the picture of one who whole-heartedly depends upon God.

But for most of us, this picture isn't indicative of our day-to-day lives. When we get right down to the heart of the matter, we discover that we trust ourselves more than we do Him. If this weren't the truth, we wouldn't lose our cool or plunge into despondency when things don't happen according to plan. Whether we want to admit it or not, we so often act this way because we want to control the situation instead of letting God control the situation. This leads to the question, why do we feel--even deep down--that we must be in charge--especially when we know God has nothing but our best interests at heart? We are afraid that if we completely surrender everything to Him that we will not be happy, that we will be missing out on something. We don't honestly trust Him.

Our reactions to situations shows better than anything else whether we have a living connection with God. If we do, we weather them well, no matter what; if not, sooner or later we fall apart. I pray that we all may learn to trust Him fully, that we may indeed be kept "in perfect peace."

Blessings,
Jean