Day 3 – Let Peace Rule Your Mind | Reconditioned: Think on Things Above

I don’t know about you, but I love me some peace.

And for all the confusion I’ve lived through, I believe I deserve some peace.

I believe that those of you listening and watching also love peace. Even the most cantankerous person enjoys a bit of peace sometimes.

In Colossians 3:15 (NLT) the Bible says “Let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.” 

Note that in the scripture Paul didn’t say “wait for peace,” he said “let it rule.” That means peace should sit on the throne of your mind, making the final decision when confusion, fear, or anger try to take over.

Peace, we understand, is a decision before it is a feeling. 

Peace is not passive; it’s powerful. It’s a guard, a guide, and a governor. When Christ’s peace rules, anxiety becomes the subject, not the ruler. It doesn’t mean life is quiet, it means your spirit is.

Abigail in 1 Samuel 25 shows us what it looks like when peace governs the mind. 

Abigail was married to Nabal, a man the Bible describes as harsh and foolish. When David’s men came in peace asking for food, Nabal insulted them. David’s anger burned, and he set out with his army to destroy everything that belonged to Nabal.

In that moment, Abigail had a choice: to panic, to argue, or to act from wisdom. 

Instead, she prepared food, met David on the road, and bowed low before him. She spoke with grace, saying, “Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name — his name means Fool, and folly goes with him” (1 Samuel 25:25, NIV).

Abigail’s calm tone disarmed David’s fury. Her peace redirected the path of a warrior. One woman’s composed spirit stopped an entire bloodbath. That’s what it means to let peace rule.

I am sure that all of us have had similar experiences, where your calmness served to prevent a situation from getting worse, when a calm response eased anger, or staying quiet kept things from blowing up.

Abigail didn’t ignore danger; she responded from discernment. She understood that reaction fuels fire, but peace diffuses it. 

Because she let peace take the lead, God elevated her beyond the crisis. When Nabal later died, David sent for Abigail and made her his wife. The woman who chose peace became queen.

Philippians 4:7 (NLT) says, “Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”

Notice it says peace guards. It’s a shield that blocks mental attacks — worry, fear, regret. When peace rules, it protects your inner world even when your outer world feels uncertain.

But how do we let peace rule and not just visit our minds? 

By training our thoughts to pause before panic. We stop letting feelings lead and start letting truth lead. When tension rises, ask: Who’s ruling my response right now: my peace or my pressure?

Abigail didn’t have time for long prayers or planning. She had a peace that acted quickly because it was already built inside her. Peace isn’t something you borrow in crisis; it’s something you cultivate in calm.

Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV) says, “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”

A stayed mind is a stable mind — one that refuses to be tossed between emotions. 

Do we know that the reason many believers lose peace so easily is because they let emotions make executive decisions? 

Oh yes. I’ve been there. We give up our peace too easily. And when we are huffing and puffing and getting stressed out and angry, the cause of our frustration is long gone, but we’re still carrying the weight of it in our minds and bodies.

On the other hand, when we fix your mind on Christ, peace becomes our default posture, not our occasional visitor.

Now let’s bring this home. 

Maybe you’re surrounded by people or situations that keep testing your calm: a co-worker’s attitude, a family conflict, or a season that feels unstable. 

Jesus/God is saying to us today, “Don’t surrender your peace to what I’ve already overcome.”

When peace rules our mind, our tone changes, our reactions slow down, and our faith strengthens. We learn to pause before we speak, to pray before we respond, and to trust before we fear. 

This is so good. I wish I knew and adopted this mentality before, because I could have saved me some heartache. Can anybody say the same?

Abigail didn’t wait for everything to be perfect before she acted in peace. She let peace decide what came next — and it saved not only her household but her destiny.

The peace of Christ is not fragile; it’s fierce. It rules, not retreats. It stands firm in storms and reminds us that we are not at the mercy of what we see but under the sovereignty of the One who reigns.

So today, let peace sit on the throne of your thoughts. Don’t let anger, anxiety, or offense make the calls. Let peace be the ruler that signs off on every decision we make.

When our heart is tempted to react, remember Abigail — grace under fire, wisdom under pressure, calm in chaos. She didn’t just have peace; she was peace in motion.

When we let peace rule our mind, it will start to rule our world, our speech, our relationships, and our atmosphere. That’s when heaven’s calm becomes your daily reality.