"You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You" -Isaiah 26:3
Last night at Bible study we were talking about this verse and what it means to remain "stayed" on God. Another version said remains steadfast but we kind of agreed that stayed on is a little easier to understand. This verse to me is so powerful. It holds so much in such a short statement. That first promise is incredible, "You will keep him in perfect peace." That, to me, speaks wonders of God's love for me. We asked the question last night what do we rely on. That is something that has been huge for me lately. God has shown me so much that I rely on people and things in my life. The question was posed, what does that look like in your life to rely on people? My response was that when I am upset or excited, I am texting or calling a friend about it. They are the first thing I run to. If I have a bad day at work, I find myself calling a friend to vent, instead of maybe taking that car ride to talk to God about it first. I don't really see anything wrong with calling a friend, but it's a matter of where I run to first. It's about where my gut reaction is. Since I have started thinking about this I've made it a conscious effort to cancel that text and just talk to God about it for a little bit. Today I found myself wanting advice on something. I thought about calling a friend, but knew they wouldn't really know what to do either. So I brought it before God, even though I still felt unsure about it all. I have often found somewhat of an empty feeling after conversations with people about it because they don't usually know what to do either. I may get actual words, but no comfort. It is weird that when I do actually bring it to my Creators feet, even though I get no verbal response, He gives me that perfect peace that I get no where else. My God pursues my heart in new ways everyday. Today I was kind of annoyed and anxious about stuff when I got to school. On top of feeling like that, I had a midterm that I wasn't sure about, and I also was getting a test grade back that I thought I didn't do well on. I got to my midterm and it was all writing and the words just flowed. I felt very good about it. The answers just came and came. I was one of the last to leave, but I felt very good about it. I was anxious to get the test grade back and when I finally looked at it, I was shocked. I scored almost 20 points higher than the last test. I just knew God had my attention in that moment. He was saying, "I am the ultimate Healer, no one else comforts you like I can." I walked out just joyful. I went to my kinesiology class hoping I did the assignment right, only to have the teacher praise my work. I didn't understand how I could go into a day so worried, and so annoyed about life, and have God just show up so big when I wasn't feeling it. He is there for me when I want to be anywhere but here. I adore that. I have been quoted saying that life isn't a fairy tale but I do think life is a romance with the Creator of the universe.
Last night at Bible study we were talking about this verse and what it means to remain "stayed" on God. Another version said remains steadfast but we kind of agreed that stayed on is a little easier to understand. This verse to me is so powerful. It holds so much in such a short statement. That first promise is incredible, "You will keep him in perfect peace." That, to me, speaks wonders of God's love for me. We asked the question last night what do we rely on. That is something that has been huge for me lately. God has shown me so much that I rely on people and things in my life. The question was posed, what does that look like in your life to rely on people? My response was that when I am upset or excited, I am texting or calling a friend about it. They are the first thing I run to. If I have a bad day at work, I find myself calling a friend to vent, instead of maybe taking that car ride to talk to God about it first. I don't really see anything wrong with calling a friend, but it's a matter of where I run to first. It's about where my gut reaction is. Since I have started thinking about this I've made it a conscious effort to cancel that text and just talk to God about it for a little bit. Today I found myself wanting advice on something. I thought about calling a friend, but knew they wouldn't really know what to do either. So I brought it before God, even though I still felt unsure about it all. I have often found somewhat of an empty feeling after conversations with people about it because they don't usually know what to do either. I may get actual words, but no comfort. It is weird that when I do actually bring it to my Creators feet, even though I get no verbal response, He gives me that perfect peace that I get no where else. My God pursues my heart in new ways everyday. Today I was kind of annoyed and anxious about stuff when I got to school. On top of feeling like that, I had a midterm that I wasn't sure about, and I also was getting a test grade back that I thought I didn't do well on. I got to my midterm and it was all writing and the words just flowed. I felt very good about it. The answers just came and came. I was one of the last to leave, but I felt very good about it. I was anxious to get the test grade back and when I finally looked at it, I was shocked. I scored almost 20 points higher than the last test. I just knew God had my attention in that moment. He was saying, "I am the ultimate Healer, no one else comforts you like I can." I walked out just joyful. I went to my kinesiology class hoping I did the assignment right, only to have the teacher praise my work. I didn't understand how I could go into a day so worried, and so annoyed about life, and have God just show up so big when I wasn't feeling it. He is there for me when I want to be anywhere but here. I adore that. I have been quoted saying that life isn't a fairy tale but I do think life is a romance with the Creator of the universe.
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