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Perfect And Constant Peace

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Becoming Like Christ – Day 60 – Isaiah 26:3 – Perfect And Constant Peace – Growing As Disciples

You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You. Isaiah 26:3 (AMP)

Battleground

My mind has been like a battleground. How so? I have been bombarded with troubling thoughts from every corner of life. Like what? You know my thoughts. Yes, I do know your thoughts. I know your thoughts even before you think them. Then why are you asking me about the thoughts that I have been thinking? I would like to talk to you about your thoughts. Why is that? You tell me. Why is what you allow your mind to think so important? Everything that I will say or do throughout life will start off as a thought in my mind. That is true.

You said something interesting. You have gotten my attention. How so? You asked me about what I allow myself to think. Yes, I did. Do I have a choice about what I think? Can I control what I allow myself to think? Can I welcome or reject thoughts from coming into my heart and mind? What do you think? Every so often, I will have a dark and depressing thought come into my mind that I would rather reject than welcome, I can tell you that for sure. Sometimes, I have found it difficult to kick discouraging thoughts out of my mind. I have had very little success telling myself that I would not think certain thoughts anymore. I once heard someone say, “Whatever you resist, will persist”. That certainly seems to be the case with the thoughts of my mind. That’s troubling. Yes, it is.

Let me ask you a question. Go ahead, I’m listening. When you hear something unpleasant or unedifying on the television or radio what do you do? I change the channel. Do the unpleasant thoughts keep coming from the television or radio? No, they don’t. That’s because you switched the channel. You didn’t keep listening. You didn’t attempt to resist. That’s true. You can do something quite similar with your mind. How so? You tell me. I can take my thoughts off of one thing and place them on another. Yes, you can.

What would you like to place your thoughts on? I would like to place my thoughts on your word. I would like to place my thoughts on you. I would like to place my thoughts on your plan for my life. I would like to place my thoughts on living a life that is pleasing to you. I would like to place my thoughts on the future I have forever in heaven with you. Keep your thoughts on me and these things and you will live in my peace. Yes, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, I know that my mind has been a battle ground. I have been bombarded with troubling thoughts form every corner of life. I have lived far outside your peace. Help me to keep my heart and mind and life focused on you. I want to live fully in your peace. Amen

Key Question… When has the Lord given you peace beyond your comprehension in very difficult circumstances?

Living It Out… Keep your thoughts on the Lord so you will be able to live in His peace.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will help you to live in His peace as you keep your thoughts on Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group what has helped you to keep your thoughts on the Lord.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you keep your mind on the Lord so you can live in His peace.

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Mind Stayed On You

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – The Mind – Isaiah 26:3 – Mind Stayed On You – Growing As Disciples

You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 (NIV)

Perfect Peace

Do you know why you worry? I have a lot to worry about? No, that’s not it. That’s not the correct answer. Try again. I worry because I think that I am in control. I think that by worrying about something I can devote my thinking to it and solve my problem so that I will have no need to worry. That’s a much better answer. That answer is much closer to the truth. Has worrying helped you to solve a lot of your problems? No, not really. Maybe, worrying is one of your bigger problems. I think that worry is one of my biggest problems. You have a bigger problem than worry. You have a big problem that is the source of all your worries. I can’t even begin to guess what you are trying to tell me. I will help you to know what I am trying to tell you. That would be great. When you are worrying, who is in control of your life? When I am worrying, I am in control of my life or at least that’s what I think. Why do you think that you are in control? That’s a good question. I’m not really in control. I want to be in control. Why do you want to be in control? What makes you think that you are in control when you really are not in control? I think that I’m beginning to get what you are trying to tell me. Tell me what you are thinking. My pride makes me think that I am in control. My pride makes me want to be in control. My pride tells me that I should be in control. What does your pride lead you to do? My pride leads me to worry. That’s right. You got it. Great, I’ve got a lot of worry. We’re not done yet.  

Would you like to have my perfect peace instead of your worry? Yes, I would. If you want to have my perfect peace what must you do? I must give up on the idea that I am in control. I must let go of my pride and relinquish control of my life over to you. Instead of focusing my mind on my problems I must turn my thoughts to you. You will fill me with your perfect peace. Yes, I will. You will take care of me. Yes, I will. You are in control and I am not. Yes, I am. I can turn all my problems over to you. Yes, you can.

Lord, instead of allowing myself to be filled with worry and anxiety I am going to trust you. I will turn what worries me and causes me to be anxious over to you. You are my everlasting rock that I can trust now and forever. Amen

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