The Secret to God's Peace is No Secret

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee.” Isaiah 26:3

Believers and followers of the Lord Jesus Christ can be at peace—quietness and rest—with God, themselves, and others. But too often, fixating on what might be or has been, not bringing our concerns and needs to the Lord, and neglecting to praise God for all He has done are barriers to peacefulness. Our actions and mindset decide whether we have His unexplainable peace flowing in and through our lives.

God’s answer for tranquility: Stop worrying and fretting; pray about everything; tell Him what you need and thank Him for what He has done, what He is doing and will do, for everything. Put your confidence in Him; rest in His promises (John 14). But there is more; we must have the same mindset as Jesus and live as He did. Paul charged us to think about the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; the praiseworthy, not the despicable, following Jesus’ example. The Author of Peace is with us when we think and act as Jesus did—at one with His Father (Phil 4:6–9).

“And the peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7