His Peace 祂的平安
Dexu Xia
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Isaiah 26:3
For several months, I coped with intense workplace politics and intrigues. Worrying is second nature to me, so I was surprised to find myself at peace. Instead of feeling anxious, I was able to respond with a calm mind and heart. I knew that this peace could come only from God.
In contrast, there was another period in my life when everything was going well—and yet I felt a deep unrest in my heart. I knew it was because I was trusting in my own abilities instead of trusting God and His leading. Looking back, I’ve realized that true peace—God’s peace—isn’t defined by our circumstances, but by our trust in Him.
God’s peace comes to us when our minds are steadfast (Isaiah 26:3). In Hebrew, the word for steadfast means “to lean upon.” As we lean on Him, we’ll experience His calming presence. We can trust in God, remembering that He’ll humble the proud and wicked and smooth the paths of those who love Him (vv. 5–7).
When I experienced peace in a season of difficulty rather than ease, I discovered that God’s peace isn’t an absence of conflict, but a profound sense of security even in distress. It’s a peace that surpasses human understanding and guards our hearts and minds in the midst of the most difficult of circumstances (Philippians 4:6−7).
What do you do to experience peace? In what areas of your life do you need to trust God and lean on Him?
Father, help me to trust You and have a steadfast mind. Thank You for the perfect peace that comes to me when I choose to trust You
坚心倚赖祢的，祢必保守他十分平安，因为他倚靠祢。—以赛亚书26章3节
我应付激烈的办公室政治及勾心斗角的问题，已有数月。我向来很容易忧虑，所以当我发觉自己心中满有平安时，不禁感到十分惊讶。我竟然没有感到焦虑，反而能以平静的心思做出回应。我知道这种平安只能来自上帝。
相反地，在我诸事顺遂的另一个人生阶段里，我内心深处却感到非常不安。我明白这是因我依靠自己，而非信靠上帝及祂的带领。回顾过去，我认识到真正的平安乃是上帝所赐的平安，它并非取决于外在环境的好坏，而是取决于我们对祂的信靠。
当我们坚心倚赖上帝时，祂的平安就会临到我们（以赛亚书26章3节）。因为当我们坚定地倚靠上帝时，就能经历有祂同在的平安。我们可以全然信靠上帝，并谨记祂能够使高傲及邪恶的人降为卑微，而对于那些爱祂的人，祂更为他们修平道路（5-7节）。
我经历到上帝的平安时，正处于逆境而非顺境，这使我明白上帝的平安并不代表不会遇到冲突或困难，而是即使在痛苦中仍有深刻的安全感。这种安全感是超越人的理性所能理解，并能在最艰难的困境中，保守我们的心怀意念（腓立比书4章6-7节）。
你通常怎么做才会感到平安？
在人生的哪方面，
你需要信靠上帝并倚赖祂？
天父，求祢帮助我信靠祢，并坚心倚赖祢。
感谢祢在我选择相信祢时，
赐给我完全的平安。