STEADY IN THE STORM
Steady In The Storm
This time of the year, people begin to think about and talk about “The Storm Season”. Just like storms in our area are very unpredictable, the storms of our lives can be as well.
Isaiah gives us a promise that feels almost impossible in turbulent times: perfect peace. Not partial peace. Not temporary relief. Perfect peace.
Isaiah 26:3
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”
Storms have a way of revealing what we are anchored to.
Some storms are loud and visible, like the loss of a relationship, the passing of a loved one, or the uncertainty of sudden changes.
Others are quieter but just as powerful, they could be internal battles, unanswered prayers, or seasons of waiting.
The wind may not always be howling outside, but sometimes it’s swirling inside our hearts and minds.
But notice the condition.
“Whose mind is stayed on thee.”
To be “stayed” means to be fixed, established, or leaned upon.
It paints the picture of something supported and upheld.
In a storm, the trees that survive are not always the tallest, they are ones with the deepest roots. They bend, but they do not break.
Peace is not the absence of storms. It is the presence of stability in the middle of the storms.
The storm may rage around you, but if your mind is stayed on Him, anchored in His character, settled in His promises, grounded by His faithfulness, there is a calm that does not make sense to the natural world.
That calm is not emotional, It is spiritual confidence.
then it says;
“Because he trusteth in thee.”
Trust is what steadies the mind. When we trust God, we are declaring that He sees what we cannot see, that He knows what we do not know, and that He is working beyond what we can comprhend.
Trust says, “Even if I don’t understand this storm, I know the One who controls the wind.”
Sometimes we try to steady the storm instead of steadying our mind.
We want to control outcomes, fix circumstances, and calm every wave.
But the promise in Isaiah is not that God will remove every storm immediately.
The promise is that He will keep us and guard us, in perfect peace when our focus remains on Him.
It is choosing to look up instead of around.
It is refusing to let fear dictate your future.
It is resting in the unchanging nature of God when everything else feels unstable.
Storms will come. That’s just part of life.
But you do not have to be shaken every time the wind begins to blow.
Steady your mind on Jesus today.
