Jesus Calling Morning and Evening, with Scripture References: Yearlong Guide to Inner Peace and Spiritual Growth (A 365-Day Devotional) (Jesus Calling®)

by Sarah Young

But now My Presence safely shields you, enfolding you in My loving arms.

Though I have brought many pleasures into your life, not one of them is essential.

rest in the knowledge that you are complete in Me.

The one thing you absolutely need is the one thing you can never lose: My Presence with you.

The major problem with letting others define you is that it borders on idolatry.

Your concern to please others dampens your desire to please Me, your Creator.

steady and sure,

Through My eyes you can see yourself as one who is deeply, eternally loved.

My Peace is an inner treasure, growing within you as you trust in Me. Therefore, circumstances cannot touch it.

Pain and problems are opportunities to demonstrate your trust in Me.

Do not try to run from pain or hide from problems.

Instead, accept adversity in My Name, offering it up to Me for My purposes.

The promise of My Presence is a powerful protection.

This recognition of your need for Me, in small matters as well

as in large ones, keeps you spiritually alive.

When you need comfort, I love to enfold y...

Be prepared to let go of anything I take from you, but never let go of My hand!

Rejoice in the fact that I understand you perfectly and I know exactly what you are experiencing.

I have chosen you less for your strengths than for your weaknesses, which amplify your need for Me.

Depend on Me more and more, and I will shower Peace on all your paths.

Talk with Me about whatever delights you, whatever upsets you, whatever is on your mind. These tiny steps of daily discipline, taken one after the other, will keep you close to Me on the path of Life.

Your deepest desires find fulfillment in Me alone.

continual dependence on Me.

True confidence comes from knowing you are complete in My Presence. Everything you need has its counterpart in Me.

When someone mistreats you, try to view it as an opportunity to grow in grace.

See how quickly you can forgive the one who has wounded you. Don’t be concerned about setting the record straight.

Instead of obsessing about other people’s opinions of you, ke...

Ultimately, it is My view of you ...

I have clothed you in My righteousness and holiness.

My ways are Peace and Love, which I have poured out into your heart by My Spirit.

Welcome My Spirit to live and love through you as a defense against old habits and unholy ways.

Ask Him to think through you, live through you, love through you.

If you respond to others’ needs through your unaided thought processes, you offer them dry crumbs.

Whe...

Spirit empowers your listening and speaking, My streams of living water flow thro...

When you reframe setbacks as opportunities, you find that you gain much more than you have lost.

godly sorrow,

growth-promoting sorrow motivated by love and concern for all those whom you have hurt (including Me).

leaves no...

When you don’t know what to do, wait while I open the way before you.

I set up no barriers between us; neither do I tear down barriers that you erect.

A quick glance at Me is all you need to make the right choice.

Collaborate with Me in this effort by being willing to let go of anything I choose to take away.

Thank Me continually for the amazing gift of My Spirit within you.

Try to depend on the help of the Spirit as you go through this day of life.

Walk along this wondrous way of collaboration with My Spirit.

Be content to be a simple sheep,

As you go through this day, look for tiny treasures strategically placed along the way. I lovingly go before you and plant little pleasures to brighten your day. Look carefully for them, and pluck them one by one.

Offer it up to Me with a grateful heart.

If you are serious about learning to pray continually, the best approach is to thank Me in every situation.