" A peaceful heart finds joy in life's simple pleasures."
If you know me, you know I do not like cold....but I was looking for a picture that
looked peaceful.... and how much more peaceful is the quietness of newly fallen
snow? It looks beautiful and sounds SO peaceful! Do you know what it sounds
like while it is snowing or just after it has snowed? Peaceful.
So if a peaceful heart finds joy in life's simple pleasures, where does this peace
come from?
Well, the verse that comes to mind is Isaiah 26:3 ~"Thou wilt keep him in perfect
peace,whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee." I have heard
that the word perfect means peace, so the idea is God (the Thou) will keep you
& me (the him) in "peace, peace".....Ok, that sounds funny but remember when
Jesus taught and said something twice it was to drive a point home. So Gods
keeps (guards or protects) us in peace~ gives us peace... BUT the verse says
"whose mind is stayed on thee..." It takes action on our part too! How do you
"stay" your mind on Him? This word stayed has many meanings....I'll just pick
a few that are SO fitting!.... to lean upon, take hold of, establish, rest self, set
self.... so think about these....We all know we can lean upon God or take hold
of God in times of need, but think of the other definitions.... our mind needs to
establish itself on Him....know Him.....the same can be said for setting our mind
on Him. Keep our thoughts focused or trained on Him.
The verse finishes by saying "because he trusteth in Him." We can fix or
establish our mind on Him because HE can be trusted! I'm not going to go into
an explanation of that, we know what trust is.... So I hope that you have this
"peace, peace" that God can give... so you too can enjoy life's simple pleasures!
* The above quote was taken from a church sign
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