There are very few things in life that are desired more, by more people, than peace of mind. We all crave the ability to live a quiet, carefree life. That makes it all the more strange that we seem to be intent on destroying the very thing we most desire. We worry about things that may never happen, we fret about things over which we have no control, we covet the things we don’t have, and forget to be thankful for what we do. All of these things work together to destroy the peace of mind we so desperately want. In Luke chapter 12 beginning in verse 22 Jesus addressed this problem. “Then He said to His disciples, ‘Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith? And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.’” Being a child of God and striving to do His will enables us to avoid an “anxious mind”. When we recognize that God is in control and that we can leave everything in His capable hands, we can be like Abraham as he is described in Romans 4:20-22, “He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. And therefore ‘it was accounted to him for righteousness.’” Abraham was fully convinced that God could do and would do what He had promised, and he acted on that belief. If we will do as Abraham did then we can, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (Phillipians 4:6-7).