March 8: Perfect Peace on a Weekend

It’s the weekend again. More open hours than you know what to do with, and a mind that wanders where it shouldn’t.

Isaiah says God will keep in perfect peace the one whose mind is fixed on Him, because he trusts in Him. The Hebrew literally says “peace, peace.” Double peace. Complete peace.

The key word is “fixed.” Like a boat tied to a dock. Like a compass needle pointing north. A mind that keeps coming back to God, again and again, finds a steadiness that circumstances can’t give.

Weekends can test that. Without the structure of work, the mind drifts. Old memories of how weekends used to go. Invitations to things that might not be safe. Boredom that turns into restlessness, which turns into thoughts of a drink.

Step Three is a decision to turn your will over to God. Your will includes your thinking. Where your mind goes. That doesn’t mean you’ll never have a bad thought. It means that when your mind drifts, you have somewhere to steer it back to.

A few simple ways to keep your mind fixed on a weekend. Start with a short prayer before you get out of bed. Put one meaningful thing on the calendar each day: a meeting, church, a meal with a friend. Keep a verse in your pocket and read it when your mind starts wandering. Avoid places and people that pull you backward, at least for now. And when you catch yourself drifting, don’t scold yourself. Just turn back.

Peace isn’t the absence of temptation. It’s being anchored while temptation passes by.

If you find yourself alone with your thoughts late on a weekend night and need someone to talk to, Jimmy and Sarah in the Steps & Scripture app can talk it through with you, and will point you back to your people in the morning.

One thing today

Write a weekend plan with one fixed point each day: a meeting, church, or time with a sober friend. Put a verse on your phone’s lock screen.

A prayer

Lord, my mind wanders when I have too much time. Keep it fixed on You. Give me Your peace, the double kind, this weekend.

Keeping your mind on God is part of Step Three.

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