Perfect Peace Comes From a Fixed Mind

January 24

Week Four – Waiting Is Trust

“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.” Isaiah‬ ‭26‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Break It Down

The world often speaks of peace as something that comes once problems are solved and life settles down. Calm circumstances. Predictable outcomes. Pressure lifted.

But Isaiah speaks of a very different kind of peace.

“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you.”

This is not peace that arrives after everything is resolved. It is peace that exists within uncertainty. Not peace rooted in control, but peace rooted in trust.

Perfect peace does not come from a perfect life. It comes from a fixed mind, a mind anchored in God rather than circumstances.

Weave It In

It is often in the rough and tough moments of life that true faith is revealed. And it is there that many of us first experience the peace that truly passes understanding.

Waiting exposes what we rely on. It removes our ability to manage outcomes and confronts us with the limits of control.

As humans, we like order and predictability. We like security. In much of the Western world, we build systems that reduce uncertainty. Budgets, schedules, supply chains, and safety nets. We often know where our next meal is coming from.

But this is not the lived reality for a significant portion of the world’s population, where food security is fragile and clean water uncertain. And yet, regardless of circumstance, the trust question remains the same. Who or what are we trusting?

Isaiah points us again to the eternal Rock. Peace is not found by fixing circumstances but by fixing our minds on God.

Paul echoes this truth when he writes of a peace that guards our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. This is not fragile peace. It is protective peace. Peace that forms while we wait, one day at a time.

Practice for Today

Notice where your mind naturally goes when life feels uncertain. What fears do you rehearse? What outcomes do you try to control?

Today, practice gently returning your attention to God whenever your mind drifts. Not with force or guilt, but with trust. Each time it wanders, simply return.

Prayer

Father God, You know how deeply we long for certainty and security. You see how easily our minds drift toward fear or control when life feels out of order.

Teach us to trust You more deeply. Fix our minds on who You are rather than what we cannot control. Keep us in Your perfect peace as we wait on You.

You are the eternal Rock. We place our trust in You today and always.

In Jesus name we pray, Amen.