Peace....Perfect Peace

The autumn sun warms me as I'm filling the cattle troughs.  I am suddenly aware of my quiet surroundings.  There are few sounds: the trickle of water from the hose, the rustle of the leaves in the breeze, the falling of the occasional leaf, a combine in the distance, the lowing of a cow in the back pasture and nothing more.  I am thankful for the quiet, but more so for the peace.  It feels like perfect peace, that peace which transcends all understanding.  Why am I surprised when the Lord keeps His promises?  He told me (and I memorized it):  

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.    Philippians 4:6,7

Today I can see the evidence that the Lord is transforming me.  Here is one day where I am at peace.  I'm sorry to admit that there will continue to be times when I am anxious: when things are moving too slowly or too fast, when I'm muddling through grief or illness or disappointment or inadequacy or failure.  Even so, I can look back on today and similar times when He has kept me at perfect peace, because I am trusting in Him.  He promised me (and I memorized it):

You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you." 

 Isaiah 26:3

My prayer is that you will lean on Him and pour out your heart to Him asking Him to engulf you in his perfect peace.