What are you juggling in life - a job, school, spouse, children, paying bills, exercise, housework, parents, God, friends? It’s no wonder you are so stressed out and have little peace of mind. Our culture is work, work, work! We all have too many demands and not enough time to get everything done.

But God has promised us peace of mind and has given us a formula in His Word for bringing about that supernatural peace no matter what is going on in our lives or circumstances.

The formula for peace can be found in Philippians 4:4-7 which says, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. 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.”

The formula for peace of mind is Praise + Poise + Prayer = God’s Perfect Peace! This was written about in a book called How to Win Over Worry by John Edmund Haggai.

We praise God when we “rejoice in the Lord always”. We don’t always feel like praising God in all situations but when we do it anyways, it helps us on our path to peace of mind even if the situation has not changed.

We can exhibit poise in the midst of the calamity. That’s where the verse, “let your gentleness be known to all men” comes into play. It means you control your feelings by taking control over your thought life.  You don’t allow yourself to fly off the handle, but you try to stay calm with the Lord’s help because He is “at hand” or right there with you.

Next in the formula is prayer. We transfer our problems to God through prayer. We invite Him into our situations and seek His wisdom, guidance, provision and power to solve the problem. I Peter 5:7 says “Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” I Thessalonians 5:17 says “Pray without ceasing”.

When we follow this formula during stressful situations, the result is that we get the “peace of God, which surpasses all understanding”. We will be at peace in the middle of the storm and it won’t make sense even to us!