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“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!”  — Isaiah 26:3 (NLT)

What if peace isn’t something you find when life calms down… but something God gives when you learn to trust Him even in the midst of chaos?

A lot of us connect peace to outcomes like “I’ll have peace when the bill is paid… when the relationship is fixed… when the door finally opens… when the waiting is over… when the situation makes sense.”

But Isaiah 26:3 gives a different picture. It teaches that peace isn’t only on the other side of the storm, peace can exist in the middle of it. Notice that the verse connects peace to two particular things: trust and thoughts. “All who trust in you… all whose thoughts are fixed on you.”. That means peace isn’t just a feeling, in God it is a spiritual posture. And that posture is built by what you think and how you trust.

But this is where God wants to train you. He doesn’t only want you to endure through hardships and trails, He wants you to learn a new way to live, in a New Peace that is anchored in trusting Him.

Isaiah calls it “perfect peace,” but it’s not because your life is perfect. But because God is. Peace comes when you stop focusing on the worst-case scenarios and start bringing your mind to God’s goodness and promises. It’s not ignoring reality, it’s choosing where your thoughts and trust will be while life is still happening.

So today, don’t chase peace like its something you have to catch. Receive a new peace as a promise that is connected to trust in God.

Steps of Action: Read, Write, and Pray

1) READ:

  • Isaiah 26:1–4
  • Optional: Philippians 4:6–9 (prayer and guarded peace)

2) WRITE:

Answer honestly:

  • Where do I feel the most anxious right now?
  • What thought keeps repeating that steals my peace?

Write a replacement statement beginning with:

“Lord, I trust You with ________, and I fix my thoughts on ________.”

3) PRAY:

“Lord, keep me in Your perfect peace. I trust You, and I choose to fix my thoughts on You. Quiet anxiety in me. Replace fear with faith. Guard my mind, guard my heart, and anchor me in Your presence today. In Jesus’ name, amen.”