Day 1: The Source of Perfect Peace
Lately, my Facebook feed, inbox, and algorithms have been absolutely full of content about HRV, nervous system regulation, the vagus nerve, cortisol, hormones, metabolism, recovery, sleep, and stress. How stress affects fat loss. How it impacts mental health. How it changes performance. How it touches everything.
And listen… I’m not over here judging any of it, because I do all the things. And, my life is FULL of stressors!!
Biofeedback? Yep. (I do my Inner Voice several times a week)
Frequencies? Yep.
PEMF? It’s wonderful!
Patches? Yep. (I put Aeon right on my vagus nerve)
Hypnosis/Meditation/Breathwork? Of course!! (I even have a Muse headband that shows brainwave data!)
Red light? Yep.
Sauna? Yep.
Exercise? That’s my favorite!
Devotional with my husband? Worship Music while I run? Inspiring content? Prayer? Every single day!
Tracking data? Absolutely.
I love the data. I track HRV, heart rate, deep sleep, recovery, stress patterns, the dopamine hit from checking the box — all of it. I think the body is fascinating, and I care deeply about stewarding mine well.
But recently, something about the whole conversation started bothering me.
Then I looked up above my bed and saw the verse that has been hanging there for years:
I couldn’t put my finger on what was bugging me…
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”
Isaiah 26:3
And then I just kept getting more and more convicted, and dis-illusioned.
Everyone is talking about regulation, about dysregulation. About upstream/downstream. Finding the root cause…
But what if God has been talking about the root of the root all along?
What if some of what we are calling nervous system dysregulation is also revealing spiritual misalignment?
What if the issue is not just my stress load or the unpleasant things happening, but where my mind is staying?
What if peace is not just a metric to improve, but a Person to abide in?
And as a musician, this lands especially deep for me. My life and career have required me to function in real time under pressure — practicing, performing, auditioning, competing, collaborating, receiving feedback, and staying present while my mind, body, and emotions all try to go their own directions at once. Musicians know what it is to have the heart race, the hands tighten, the thoughts spiral, and the inner dialogue get loud at exactly the moment clarity is most needed. So when I read Isaiah 26:3, I do not just hear a comforting spiritual truth. I hear something deeply convicting. Truth sets us free. I hear an invitation into the deepest kind of freedom — even artistic freedom — freedom from being ruled by fear while doing the work I have been called to do.
I’m laughing saying this, but I even wonder whether my HRV might sometimes be a tiny indicator of how closely I’m living Isaiah 26:3. 😂
I love Beth Moore’s teaching on this verse. She flips it. Anytime she is feeling anything but perfect peace, is evidence she isn’t trusting God. That always hits!
When my mind and heart start racing, what is my go to? The pantry? Pills? Doom scrolling? Supplements? Meditation apps? Essential Oils? Frequency Tones? The pillow? The pavement?
I’m not saying I’m throwing out any of the tools. I love them! I’m pro science, data, gadgets and support. I use a toothbrush, lol.
But I do want to make sure the source of truth and healing is actually my Source, THE TRUTH, THE HEALER, not just another tool.
If I’m afraid what might happen if I were to stop my Solex subscription, to take a break from patches, certain supplements or routines, what does that mean? I’m trusting those things to sustain me and I will fall apart without it? Like my electrolytes and collagen are the glue holding me together? 😅
Peace is about more than tools, programs, data, and nervous system language, and I felt an urge to explore and unravel all this these next few days.
Here, in this 7-day devotional, I want to go beneath the surface, beyond the metrics and modern buzzwords, and into the ancient, unchanging truths that reveal the real source of peace.
This is today’s TruthPulse — Day 1 of a 7-day deep dive on true peace, trust, focus, and what it looks like to live with a mind stayed on Jesus in real time.
Day 1: The Source of Perfect Peace
Scripture:
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”
— Isaiah 26:3
“AS THE hart pants and longs for the water brooks, so I pant and long for You, O God.”
Psalm 42:1 AMPC
Devotional
Peace is not just a feeling to chase. It is the fruit of where the mind rests and where the heart places its trust.
The world offers many ways to calm the body, and some of them are helpful. But true peace does not begin with a method. It begins with a Person. Jesus is not one tool among many. He is the Source.
This verse invites us to ask a deeper question than, “How do I feel right now?” It asks, “Where is my mind staying?” If my thoughts are fixed on fear, control, performance, or self-reliance, I should not be surprised when peace feels fragile. But when my mind is stayed on Him, peace has roots.
In my experience, in order to cling to His Presence, to abide there, we must have a powerful reason to WANT to be there, to earnestly seek Him and desperate for Him. Does that sound like peace? Maybe not what the world would call peace, but the Spirit of Truth is there. There, we are aligned with his holy will, and in that space there is complete surrender, complete peace. We have to be desperate for it. When we seek, we will find.
From a Musician’s Perspective:
As musicians, we live in a world that can make peace feel very conditional. Peace can seem tied to whether the hands are obeying, whether the bow is speaking cleanly, whether the intonation is landing, whether the audition panel approves, whether the colleagues are easy to work with, whether the teacher affirms us, whether the performance goes the way we hoped. But real peace cannot be rooted in outcomes that fragile. In the practice room and on the stage, we are constantly tempted to let our inner stability rise and fall with results. This scripture reminds us that peace is not found in nailing the shift, winning the job, or being admired. It is found in staying the mind on God while we do the work He has given us to do.
Reflection Questions:
Where has my mind been staying lately? What do I turn to first when I feel unsettled? In what ways have I been looking for peace apart from deeper trust in God?
Prayer
Lord, You are my peace. Forgive me for the times I have looked for relief before I looked for You. Teach me what it means to keep my mind stayed on You. Anchor my heart in trust today.
Action Step
Write Isaiah 26:3 somewhere visible and read it aloud three times today.
Worship:
“Trust in the Lord” Project of Love
Daily Anchor Prayer
Jesus, keep my mind stayed on You.
Teach me to trust You in real time.
Help me stop before reacting,
challenge what is not true,
and choose what aligns with Your peace.
Let my life be marked by true peace, not pretend peace.
Amen.
Daily Declaration
My peace is not found in perfect circumstances.
My peace is found in the presence of Jesus.
I will set my mind on Him.
I will practice trust.
I will choose inspired action over fearful striving.
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