Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart Quotes

“Yet I am confident I will see the LORD’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. PSALM 27:13 NLT”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart: 50 Devotions for Sleeping Well in a World Full of Worry

“When the wind rises in our lives and it feels as if all is being shaken, God is our security. Does that mean we’ll avoid tumult and turmoil? No. There will still be days when the gale sweeps through every corner of our lives. But when that happens, like the goldfinch, we can respond in faith rather than react in fear.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart: 50 Devotions for Sleeping Well in a World Full of Worry

“Meandering thoughts produce worry, and worry during the day creates unrest at night. Fixing our minds on Jesus, trusting Him to provide, will bring peace no matter the circumstance.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart: 50 Devotions for Sleeping Well in a World Full of Worry

“While we’re distracted with fear, the enemy pickpockets our purpose. Cripples our courage. Dismantles our dreams. And blinds us to the beauty of the Lord’s great plans.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart: 50 Devotions for Sleeping Well in a World Full of Worry

“Too often we assume we are helpless to change our thinking, and we allow our minds to meander in the minefields. Meandering thoughts produce worry, and worry during the day creates unrest at night. Fixing our minds on Jesus, trusting Him to provide, will bring peace no matter the circumstance.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart: 50 Devotions for Sleeping Well in a World Full of Worry

“Even when our situation looks as dry as desert sand, we can remember that, for generations, God has specialized in doing a new thing in wastelands. Fear should never hold our hope hostage. Our situation will change. God will never abandon us.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart: 50 Devotions for Sleeping Well in a World Full of Worry

“When did we start believing we are the sum of our accomplishments and our production? It happens when we focus on who we are and what we do instead of whose we are—and what He has done.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart: 50 Devotions for Sleeping Well in a World Full of Worry

“When I lay my worries and my head down, I acknowledge I am not God. Resting says I agree with the psalmist who tells us God is in control, and whatever may or may not happen is in His hands. Sleep is necessary for our bodies, and it can be an act of worship when our perceived control is exchanged for rest.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart: 50 Devotions for Sleeping Well in a World Full of Worry

“even when it feels like the weight of the world is on my shoulders, Jesus has overcome the world (John 16:33).”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart: 50 Devotions for Sleeping Well in a World Full of Worry

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us” (2 Corinthians 4:7). The apostle Paul was speaking about the struggles he and his co-laborers were suffering as they spread the truth of the gospel. They were feeling defeated and broken. Paul drew this comparison that humans are like jars made of clay in which God keeps His treasure. The treasure is the light of God that can shine in the darkness. When a jar of clay cracks under pressure, the light hidden inside is revealed: our faith in God. We feel broken, but our suffering is minimal compared to Jesus’ suffering on the cross. And though it often doesn’t feel this way, we also can trust that our suffering is short compared to eternity with Him. When we are where God calls us to be, He can give us the strength we need to keep going. Our determination can show others that God is omnipotent and gives us the power to survive. When we rely on God to do the work He has called us to, He can use us to exemplify perseverance to bring glory to Him.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart: 50 Devotions for Sleeping Well in a World Full of Worry

“The antidote for exhaustion from our overextended calendars isn’t just being still, however, or He would have stopped with that command. We are to know that He is God. He is the Creator of the world, the One who cannot fail, the One who loves us without measure and whose promises are trustworthy.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart: 50 Devotions for Sleeping Well in a World Full of Worry