Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. Peace I leave with you my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Jesus and Peace of Mind #2 Understand that peace from Jesus is different… One that will actually give us the peace of mind we’re looking for. As soon as another stressful event happens, we’ll be right back where we started in the first place.īut when peace of mind doesn’t come easily, instead of turning ourselves into workaholics or new age gurus, we have another option available to us. But the peace the world offers won’t last long. Maybe then we’ll see peace of mind manifest itself.Īnd we might, just might, find a little bit of peace in these worldly things. If we can’t find it in our work, then we could try some crazy eastern religion, chanting, standing on one leg and putting burning, hot rocks all over our body. If we work harder and run ourselves ragged, maybe we will find peace of mind and some security to fall back on. The world tells us that peace of mind comes from money and success. Maybe that’s because we are looking for peace in the wrong places. Instead of peace and tranquility, our lives are filled with turmoil and stress. It seems like we are always in the pursuit of it and somehow, peace of mind eludes us. But peace of mind is a mystery that few of us have figured out. And we all want to feel like we have stability and a safety net just in case we need it. All He asks is our trust and our time to hear His voice.”Īre we doing our part? *My prayer for you is … that this blog post will inspire you to open your Bible and dig deeper into God’s Word.We all want peace of mind. Jesus has overcome the world and He calms the storms.
The peace imparted by the Lord is peace that takes away the strain and stress.
How incredibly gracious of God to bless you with His deep, abiding peace. The Lord keeps in perfect peace the mind that is stayed on Him.Ĭynthia Heald says in her Bible study, Becoming a Woman of Simplicity, “It is in steadfastly fixing your thoughts on God and trusting and abandoning yourself to the Lord that you will be kept in perfect peace. The Bible is not elusive about how to get peace. Romans 8:6 (ESV): For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. Psalm 119:165 (ESV): Great peace have those who love your law nothing can make them stumble. Psalm 29:11 (CSB): The Lord gives his people strength the Lord blesses his people with peace. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. John 16:33 (NLT): I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Instead of basing our understanding of Who gives peace on experience, let’s base it on more Scripture. In the Bible study Experiencing God (which is one of those I recommend doing again and again every few years – it’s that good), Henry T. If you’ve been around here a while, you’ve seen me quote it before. When you are more focused on God and His Word, are you more at peace?īut asking that question makes me think of one of my favorite quotes.
Side note: Read How to Do a Word Study the No Sweat Way So, in your experience, do you find Isaiah 26:3 to be true? Sometimes our English translation doesn’t quite convey the intensity.īut you’ll be happy to know that the phrase “perfect peace” is Stong’s #7965, and it means just that – complete peace. The word “mind” is Stong’s #3336 which means purpose, imagination, intellectual framework.ĭid that stand out to you too? So the one He keeps in perfect peace is: the one whose whole purpose is leaning upon Him. The “stayed on you” phrase is Stong’s #5564 which means to lean, lay, rest, support, uphold, lean upon. Let’s do a quick word study to learn even more.
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