12/12/13:

TFTD: “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.” –Isaiah 26:3-4

What is your biggest struggle right now? Is it something you can control? Is it something that is out of your control? I know that my biggest struggle right now is that I am busy busy busy (and I burnt my tongue on my coffee yesterday). The Christmas season is a wonderful time of year. There are lights and decorations. We are making plans to see family and friends, to drink beverages that warm your tummy and sing songs that warm the soul. After it is all said and done and all of our parties and get-togethers are done with we usually find ourselves worn out and exhausted. So wiped out from all of the traveling and planning and eating that we just want to have a moment of peace. We just want to take a few more days off of work to have a break from our holiday before the regular hustle and bustle of life begins again. Is it possible to come through it all with a peaceful smile on your face that isn’t fake? I think so.

            Isaiah implies in chapter 26 that the people of that time were facing much worse problems than a busy holiday season and yet they could find their perfect peace if they were willing to quit their griping. And so can we. If we take a minute or 30 to sit down and realize how much we have to be thankful for, we can realize that the Maker of the universe knows how it runs, and has our lives under control. No matter how crazy busy and out of control we may seem, God knows and understands what it is like here on earth. He came once and experienced it, remember? He was here, experienced the craziness of life for Himself. Do you know how He found His peace? By spending a little time with His heavenly Father. We can do the same.

“Surely it makes sense that the Lord who knew how to create the world knows how to run it-including even your life.” –Zig Ziglar