A PEACEFUL TRUST

Today’s Text: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. (Isaiah 26:3)

Today’s Thoughts: No matter what our trouble is, if our minds are stayed on Christ, He will give us a peaceful trust in Him. If we are trusting Him to intervene in the way that He knows is best we will have peace. We will know that God has a perfect way and a perfect time. We mustn’t focus on the problem, but on the One who can solve the problem. If we truly trust the Lord and keep our eyes fixed on His soon-coming intervention, in the way He knows best, then we will have peace. And we will therefore have a peaceful trust in our God. We all need that.

Today’s Testimony: I needed a new pair of casual-smart shoes. We had been asked to sing during a week-of-prayer at my church and I therefore hoped to be able to get a pair before then. We went to the mall to look for shoes. I saw a few pairs, but none of them seemed to “scream my name”. Finally my step-dad said, “Ok, we’ll go to one more shop, and then we’re going home.”
I had been praying from the start that the Lord would help me to find the perfect shoes, and throughout our shopping experience I had continued talking to the Lord about it. The main conversation that I had with the Lord was just after my step-dad had said that we would only go to one last shop. That was the only other shop where I would normally buy clothes anyway, so in my opinion, if there weren’t shoes there, then I would have either had to settle for something I had already seen or wait and get shoes at a later stage.
I really needed a new pair of shoes and wasn’t sure what I was going to do if I couldn’t find any, but the Lord blessed me with a peaceful trust in Him. I asked Him to intervene, but also said that I knew that He knew what was best. He had chosen shoes for me before that I wouldn’t have chosen for myself, and those were some of the best shoes I’ve ever had, so I knew He could help me to choose from the ones I’d already seen, or He could still have a pair waiting for me at the last shop. I also knew that He might have a better plan in mind and maybe I wasn’t supposed to get shoes at that stage. I left it totally in His hands. I took hold of that peaceful trust that He had offered.
We went into the last shop, and there was the perfect pair of shoes. This pair did “scream my name” and they were within my price-range. God is so good! He can intervene in all our troubles, but He can also give us a peaceful trust in Him in the meantime. Won’t you accept that peaceful trust with me?

Today’s Task: Keep your eyes fixed on Christ – know that He can and will intervene no matter what you’re going through. But as I’ve said many times before, remember that God knows what is truly best. Place your trust in Him and He will give you peace until the time is right to intervene. Ask the Lord to give you a peaceful trust in Him – then accept that blessing.

Today’s Thanks: Lord I thank You that You care about us. You do not want us to worry and stress, You want us to have peace. Lord please give us Your peace. Help us to trust You so that we can have that peaceful trust in You. Help us to know and remember that You care about our well-being. Help us to leave all our troubles in Your hands. Help us to keep our minds stayed on You. I thank You that we can trust You. I thank You that You give us peace. I thank You that You will always come through for us. We love You Lord. Amen.