Dates With God | Personal

Isaiah 26:3 - You keep him in perfect

peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he

trusts in you.

It is very difficult for 

me to concentrate when I'm reading the Bible. Sometimes 

I find myself reading backwards. I'll read something that sticks out to me,

then I realize that I had been thinking about other

things the whole time. So, I read the verse before it, then the one

before that, and before I know it,

I'm reading the whole chapter

backwards! You know what I mean?

Or while I'm praying for someone, I remember that

that person's father got a new car. Then, I remember the guy telling

him that he needed to replace a part on the car, then I 

remember the van needs a car-wash.

Then I remember the dog playing in the water last time 

we washed the car, and oh!, speaking of, the dog needs its

heartworm medicine! And then

I look down at the Bible in my lap and

remember I'm praying!

Ever happen to you?

In that verse, it seems that

those three things work together - perfect peace, 

the mind resting in God (literally), 

and trusting in God. 

(This verse is very interesting to study, by the way.)

So, I did a self-evaluation, and it was

true that I was not completely

trusting God, I was not at perfect peace,

and I definitely could not

keep my mind on God for an extended

period of time! I was excited to find the reason for not

being able to focus, but humbled by the fact that I did not trust

God like I thought I did, and I was not as at peace

like I thought I was. (I realized this

when God sent a trial. You know, those 

trials that are more often reminders

to trust God than anything?)

I purposed to work

on trusting God, and I asked Him to give me

the grace to trust Him. He has been faithful in bringing about

peace, and He has given me extra

grace to keep my mind on Him during these

dates, and all day long.

I am learning the importance of

having these dates in the morning. It sets the day off right.

Not to mention, my mind is clearer and better 

able to concentrate early.

I challenge you, if you could relate to any

of this, to examine and ask yourself, "Am I fully trusting

God? Am I at perfect peace? Does my

mind stay on God?"

LIVE. LOVE. LAUGH. CAPTURE IT!
~Bethany Truth