“The Quiet Heart”

Posted on Jun 17, 2015 in Devotions |

Quiet heart
by Dona Hake
Sometimes we need to command our hearts to be quiet, and get our peace back! In the midst of the hustle and bustle of everyday life, I encourage you to hold fast to the precious peace that the Lord has given us to live by.    If we do not purpose to keep our hearts quiet and at peace, we will surely be open to anxious thoughts.   Once during the Christmas season I can  remember hearing on the news someone quote a person saying “Just knowing I am going to be with my family over the holidays makes me feel like I am gonna have an anxiety attack.” Sad isn’t it? Yet, there are a lot of people that feel this way especially over the holidays. Then there are those that wish they could sit with their loved ones during the holidays but they are no longer here.   Anxiety is such a robber of the soul.

I recently had a gentleman sitting behind me at a stop light, and he was in a convertible.   He was angered because I did not make a left on a yellow light.   Since this is a dangerous intersection, I decided to wait for the next light.  He yelled nasty things at me and sat there and mumbled under his breath till the light changed.   It was so sad to me to see someone that allowed such a small thing make him so angry.   Yet anyone of us could fall prey to such a thing if we do not make a decision to hold fast to the peace of God, and maintain a quieted heart.

I don’t know about you but I am bound and determined to embrace peace in my heart and allow nothing or no one to snatch it away from me.


Proverbs 14:30 Amplified Bible“A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life

and health of the body…”

I pray that you too will think about pursuing living one moment at a time and enjoy the stillness of His perfect peace each and every day.