What's on your mind?
Good Morning SALT Sisters! I hope this week is going smoothly and you feel God's peace in your heart. God's peace is exactly what I wanted to talk to you about this morning. This past week we have been faced with several situations that were unexpected and to be honest, kinda caught me off guard. Even though all our sons are grown, when they walk through a storm I feel I am in the storm as well. I do realize that they have to work through this alone with God. However, as a Mom I feel the pain. Can anyone relate??
The first question I bet you want to ask is, "Did you have God's Armor on?" Yes, actually this time I did and I felt that calm in the storm; at first. On the other hand, as the week went on and more things happened, I struggled with having peace in my soul. I was playing out each problem in my mind and thinking what I could do to help or how I could take away the problem all together! As my mind was consumed with these trials, my peace left. Well it's really a no-brainer why my peace left. I mean God is the only one that can bring calm and peace in a storm and I was trying to play His part. How foolish of me and I find myself in this spot over and over. The answer is found right in God's word! Isaiah 26:3 says:You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
First, my mind was not fixed on God and His faithfulness. My mind was on all my problems and finding solutions to them. In addition to that, my mind was not fixed on God because I decided to put my trust in what I could do. What a trap! I am not saying that God will never have us do anything. I am saying that our complete trust must be in HIM and in His LOVE for us. As we focus on HIM knowing that He is not ever caught off-guard, we can trust His leading and direction. Out of a peaceful heart, we can move forward as He directs. Sometimes He will just lead us to "be still and know He's God". Other times, He will lead us to take action. The peace of Christ must be first. I have learned that if I take action when I'm unpeaceful and anxious, I almost always make a big mistake.
If you find yourself in an unpeaceful state today, you might want to ask yourself some questions. What is my mind focused on? Do I feel I have all the answers? Do I need to refocus on my Heavenly Father and seek to understand His plan in this storm? Do I trust Him and His love for me?
I pray as I finish up my week that my focus will stay steadfast on the Lord; no matter what comes my way! I pray the same for you.
Love,
Melaina
The first question I bet you want to ask is, "Did you have God's Armor on?" Yes, actually this time I did and I felt that calm in the storm; at first. On the other hand, as the week went on and more things happened, I struggled with having peace in my soul. I was playing out each problem in my mind and thinking what I could do to help or how I could take away the problem all together! As my mind was consumed with these trials, my peace left. Well it's really a no-brainer why my peace left. I mean God is the only one that can bring calm and peace in a storm and I was trying to play His part. How foolish of me and I find myself in this spot over and over. The answer is found right in God's word! Isaiah 26:3 says:You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
First, my mind was not fixed on God and His faithfulness. My mind was on all my problems and finding solutions to them. In addition to that, my mind was not fixed on God because I decided to put my trust in what I could do. What a trap! I am not saying that God will never have us do anything. I am saying that our complete trust must be in HIM and in His LOVE for us. As we focus on HIM knowing that He is not ever caught off-guard, we can trust His leading and direction. Out of a peaceful heart, we can move forward as He directs. Sometimes He will just lead us to "be still and know He's God". Other times, He will lead us to take action. The peace of Christ must be first. I have learned that if I take action when I'm unpeaceful and anxious, I almost always make a big mistake.
If you find yourself in an unpeaceful state today, you might want to ask yourself some questions. What is my mind focused on? Do I feel I have all the answers? Do I need to refocus on my Heavenly Father and seek to understand His plan in this storm? Do I trust Him and His love for me?
I pray as I finish up my week that my focus will stay steadfast on the Lord; no matter what comes my way! I pray the same for you.
Love,
Melaina
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