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October 10 Bible in a Year: Isaiah 34-36; Colossians 2 A Sound Mind You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you. Isaiah 26:3 nlt READ Isaiah 26:3-7 As a player for the San Francisco Giants baseball team, Drew Robinson knew mental highs and lows. Whenever injuries demoted him to the Giants’ minor league affiliate, he’d fall into a depressive state. Will I be replaced? Will I recover? At home, watching teammates playing on TV, “I just felt completely isolated, alienated and lonely.” After a suicide attempt during the pandemic, he shared his troubles with the Giants’ team psychologist. He got so much help he urged other players to come forth with their mental struggles. Now he’s the Giants’ full-time mental health advocate, urging physically tough players to seek strong mental health too. After surviving his worst, Robinson believes his purpose is to encourage others. The Bible regards a sound mind as a wise goal but also a gift from a loving God. In song, the prophet Isaiah said of Him, “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!” (26:3 nlt). What a consoling promise during a time of great trouble! Sin and rebellion had turned the hearts of God’s people away from Him, leaving their thoughts and minds in turmoil. So Isaiah urged them, “Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock” (v. 4 nlt). During our anxious times, we too can trust God in our journey. Fixing our minds on Him points our trust to our daily peace—Jesus. By Patricia Raybon REFLECT & PRAY Why does trusting God help us find peace? What worry can you give to Him today? Please quiet my mental struggles, dear God, as I trust in You. Amen.