10/02/2026
Aren't we all fighting different battles?
Be patient with others! You truly don't know what they're going through.
This weekend I will be facing obstacles that are much bigger for me than anyone else I know. Yesterday I was feeling very discouraged just thinking about fighting the temptation that will be in front of me, knowing that I usually give in.
I was asking God why this has to be such a big issue for me. I was crying to Him, "Why does it feel like I'll never overcome it even though I know You have given me power to do great things in Your name? Why is THIS my battle. Couldn't it be something else, please!?"
I kid you not, I heard the softest voice whisper to me, "He keeps him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed You."
I immediately went to my bible to find this Scripture verse.
This is what I read in Isaiah 26: 3 "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You."
What a promise to those who trust in Him!
I trust in Him! So this promise is to me!
While I can talk to God and ask Him questions and learn to trust Him more, I can rest, knowing that my soul is secure. With His precious blood, He bought me! He rescued me from the chains of sin and I am free to walk in His victory and light.... and THAT gives me peace.
Will I mess up? Yes. But I praise God that my sins and my faults... my wieght, my struggles, my failures... do not define me.
I am a child of God!
I am a child of the King of kings and Lord of lords!
He's coming back someday to make all things new, and this body of death that I live in will be made like His, with no more pain or suffering!
When I meditate on this promise, and really let it sink in, I truly DO have peace!
Peace is not the absence of troubles.
IT IS THE PRESENCE OF TRUST IN WHO GOD IS AND WHAT HE SAYS.
Praise God with me today if you know Him! And if you don't, I will be praying that you come to know Him soon! He loves you!