The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You. (Isaiah 26:3)

What does it mean to have a steadfast mind? A steadfast mind demonstrates a confident trust in God. The opposite is portrayed by the Apostle James as a double-minded man who is unstable in all his ways (James 1:8). That leads to the question, “How do I develop a confident trust in God?” The Apostle Paul provided an answer:

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. (Romans 10:17)

The benefit of having a steadfast mind is experiencing God’s perfect peace. The phrase perfect peace is the Hebrew word shalom and it is synonymous with the concepts of completeness, genuineness, and contentment. Shalom is not simply the absence of hostility but it is the presence of God’s peace.

The heartfelt cry among many people is “How can I find peace in a world that seems so chaotic?” As you deepen your knowledge of God, you will come to experience His perfect peace. You will discover that as you come to know God, you will learn to trust Him. This requires humility on your part – if you don’t think you need God, then you won’t have a desire to know Him. The fundamental meaning of humility is learning to trust God and others with yourself. Humility enables you to think less about yourself and more about God. As Isaiah focused his attention on God, He viewed God as an everlasting Rock upon whom he could place his trust:

Trust in the LORD forever, for in GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting Rock. (Isaiah 26:4)