Quotes from Sarah Young

IN ORDER TO DO SOMETHING WELL, you need to feel at peace about the many other things you could be doing but are not.

I CAME INTO YOUR LIFE TO MAKE YOU FREE. If you're involved in hurtful relationships, I will help you change them or break free; if you are trapped in addictions, I will help you take the first step toward freedom—honest confession of the truth. In every situation, the truth will set you free.

I AM PREPARING YOU for what is on the road ahead, just around the bend. Take time to be still in My Presence so that I can strengthen you.

Worshiping Me well transforms you— changing you more and more into the one I designed you to be. Genuine worship requires that you know Me as I truly am. You cannot comprehend Me perfectly or completely, but you can strive to know Me accurately, as I am revealed in the Bible. By deepening your understanding of Me, you are transformed and I am glorified—in beautiful worship.

It is not so much adverse events that make you anxious as it is your thoughts about those events. Your mind engages in efforts to take control of a situation, to bring about the result you desire.

Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.

You are increasingly released to become the one I created you to be.

Thank Me for the difficulties in your life, since they provide protection from the idolatry of self-reliance.

Instead of trying to fit this day into a preconceived mold, relax and be on the lookout for what I am doing. This mind-set will free you to enjoy Me and to find what I have planned for you to do. This is far better than trying to make things go according to your own plan. Don

Invite My Spirit to alert you when you are overly focused on your problems and to redirect your attention to Me.

Your human love is ever so limited, full of flaws and manipulation.

The rest of this story is recorded in Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions with Real-Life Stories.