Our world seems to be filled with everything that is the exact opposite of peace: Fear, anxiety, anger, depression. But in Isaiah 26:3, we’re told: “You will keep those in perfect peace whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” This verse shows us that peace isn’t just an emotion. If it were, we could provide our own. But it’s impossible to produce something so wonderful as perfect peace. Thankfully, God doesn’t expect us to do that. Isaiah says that God provides the perfect peace we long for. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have a part to play. God’s peace is conditional. Isaiah places two prerequisites in this verse; He says that God keeps us in His peace when our minds are fixed on Him and when we trust in Him. This means that peace is always predicated on trust. So, if we want to see an increase of God’s peace in our lives, we need to increase our level of trust.