Jesus Calling, with Scripture References: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (A 365-Day Devotional) (Jesus Calling®)

by Sarah Young

When you bring Me prayer requests, lay out your concerns before Me. Speak to Me candidly; pour out your heart. Then thank Me for the answers that I have set into motion long before you can discern results.

When your requests come to mind again, continue to thank Me for the answers that are on the way.

If you keep on stating your concerns to Me, you will live in a state of tension. When you thank Me for how I am answering your prayers, your mind-set becomes much more positive. Thankful pra...

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Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. —COLOSSIANS 4:2

You’d feel more prepared if you could somehow visualize what is on the road ahead. However, there is a better way to be prepared for whatever you will encounter today:

Spend quality time with Me.

I will not show you what is on the road ahead, but I will thoroughly equi...

Stay in continual communication with Me, whispering My Name whenever you need to redirect your thoughts. Thus, you can walk through this day with your focus on Me. My ab...

The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you...

“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am

Trust that I am with you each moment, whether you sense My Presence or not.

A thankful, trusting attitude helps you to see events in your life from My perspective.

This is the day the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. —PSALM 118:24

To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. —1 PETER 2:21

LET ME BLESS YOU with My grace and Peace. Open your heart and mind to receive all that I have for you.

There is no place for pretense in your relationship with Me. Rejoice in the relief of being fully understood.

Talk with Me about your struggles and feelings of inadequacy. Little by little, I will transform your weaknesses into strengths. Remember that your relationship with Me is saturated in grace. Therefore, nothing that you do or don’t do can separate you from My Presence.

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have r...

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I am always beside you, helping you face today’s waves. The future is a phantom, seeking to spook you. Laugh at the future! Stay close to Me.

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. —PHILIPPIANS 4:7

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. —HEBREWS 12:2

Rehearsing your troubles results in experiencing them many times, whereas you are meant to go through them only when they actually occur. Do not multiply your suffering in this way! Instead, come to Me, and relax in My Peace. I will strengthen you and prepare you for this day, transforming your fear into confident trust.

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I want you to rejoice today, refusing to worry about tomorrow.

I can weave miracles into the most mundane day if you keep your focus on Me.

Come to Me with all your needs,

Stay in continual communication with Me so that you can live above your circumstances even while ...

And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. —PHILIPPIANS 4:19 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let

Your assignment is to follow Me, allowing Me to direct your path.

Let the heights beckon you onward, but stay close to Me.

Learn to trust Me when things go “wrong.” Disruptions to your routine highlight your dependence on Me. Trusting acceptance of trials bring...

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. —2 CORINTHIANS 4:17

Let Me displace worry at the center of your being.

My Nature is to bless. Your nature is to receive with thanksgiving.

Glorify Me by receiving My blessing...

I am the goal of all your...

When you seek Me, you find Me and a...

I am still there, watching and waiting, but you function as...

Actually, My Light shines on every situation you will ever face. Live radiantly by expanding your focus to ...

Let nothing dampen your sea...

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“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” —JEREMIAH 29:13

As you make plans for the day, remember that it is I who orchestrate the events of your life.

On days when your plans are thwarted, be on the lookout for Me!

I may be doing something important in your life, something quite different from what you expected. It is essential at such times to stay in communication with Me, accepting My way as better than yours.

Don’t try to figure out what is happening. Simply trust Me and thank Me in advance for the good t...

I know the plans I have for you, and ...

“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me emp...