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Keeping a Quiet Heart

by Marci Ferrell
Christian Living Contentment Encouragement

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Keeping a Quiet Heart -He can calm the storm with a word and He can calm the storm in my heart as well. Because of Christ in us, we too can have quiet hearts in the midst of the storms of life. @mferrell

Have you ever slept through a storm? I seem to have the uncanny ability to do this. I'm not so sure I would sleep through a storm if I were in the midst of it in a boat in the middle of a lake. But Jesus did. He slept even though the waves were crashing the side of the boat.

23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27 And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”

~ Matthew 8:23-27

This is such a reminder to me that Jesus knew the Father was in complete control, and he had a heart at rest, even amid a storm. We have hearts that are not so at rest amidst the storms of our lives.

Related Link: Podcast EP 2: Trusting God in the Midst of a Trial

The text above (Matthew 8:23-27) is sometimes used to call out the disciples for their lack of faith. But I want to remember their example of calling out to Jesus in the midst of the storm. Do I find myself calling out to the Lord when the waves are crashing and the wind is roaring?  Jesus isn't always my first place to turn in those moments.

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How many times can we become anxious as they did and not call out to Jesus?

They knew where to turn when chaos arose. We're going to have much chaos. Where do we turn first when trials come or difficulties or just feeling overwhelmed?

Jesus was one with the Father. He didn't have a care in the world. It didn't mean He didn't care or take action, but he didn't have to worry or be anxious. Jesus came to this earth, did what He was called to do, and left the rest in God's hands.

Our Lord Jesus was reviled and betrayed, and He suffered greatly, and amidst all the various difficulties he faced while coming to our world as a man, He kept a quiet heart. He was one with the Father.

The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.

~ Psalm 16:5

What else do we need when the Lord is my chosen portion? There's a comfort knowing that He holds my lot. The Lord has sovereignly and lovingly given me my portion. There is nothing in this life outside of His control. Nothing He has allowed that is not for my eternal good and His glory.

Related: Podcast EP 75 – The Lord Appoints Our Portion
He can calm the storm with a word, and He can calm the storm in my heart as well. Because of Christ in us, we too can have quiet hearts in the midst of the storms of life.Click to Tweet
Related Link: Giving Thanks in the Storms of Life

Amidst the storms of this life, we can have hearts that are content with what the Lord has given us. We can know that it is good. All is grace.

The Lord has sovereignly and lovingly given me my portion. There is nothing in this life outside of His control. Click to Tweet

He can calm the storm with a word, and He can calm the storm in my heart as well. Because of Christ in us, we too can have quiet hearts in the midst of the storms of life.

Elisabeth Elliot's words from Keep a Quiet Heart come first to my mind here:

“The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances.”

He whose heart is kind beyond all measure

Gives unto each day what He deems best,

Lovingly its part of pain and pleasure,

Mingling toil with peace and rest.

~ Lina Sandell

 

Related Resources:

Giving Thanks in the Storms of Life

Podcast Episode 2: Trusting God in the Midst of a Trial

Keep a Quiet Heart by Elisabeth Elliot

Related posts:

  1. Giving Thanks in the Storms of Life
  2. Do You Have a Meek and Quiet Spirit?
  3. 9 Questions to Examine Your Heart
  4. EP 81: Elisabeth Elliot on Hints for a Quiet Time


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  1. Marla says

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    I just found your blog and podcasts through facebook last week and am enjoying your teaching so much. Thank you for the exhortation and encouragement! I have taken a lot of years to learn to turn to God first when storms come. I come from a long line of self sufficient “pull yourself up by the bootstraps” people. I’m praying that God will remind me in the first moment of a trial to turn to Him first!

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I know we can all relate to self-pity as women, wi I know we can all relate to self-pity as women, wives, and mothers.  How many times do we focus on our needs that aren’t met?  Unfair situations or circumstances?  Self-pity is a selfish tendency that takes our eyes off Christ and puts them on ourselves.  We forget that “God works all things together for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.” Are we able to give God “thanks in all things”?⁣
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Come take a listen to EP 105: Practical Steps to Overcome Self-Pity at the link in my profile (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"Your household is the most important schoolroom y "Your household is the most important schoolroom your children will ever know. And the lessons they learn don't begin and end when you crack open the family Bible. They are always watching and learning from your example—often without even realizing it. That's a tremendous responsibility and opportunity for Christian parents—one that we must make the most of, for God's glory and our children's good."⁣
 ~ John MacArthur⁣
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Come listen to EP 20: The Blessings of Loving Our Children at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"The visible church is where you will find Christ' "The visible church is where you will find Christ's kingdom on earth, and to disregard the kingdom is to disregard its King."⁣
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Read - Building Loving Relationships In Your Church Family at the link in my bio @thankfuhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
Isaiah 48:10:Behold, I have refined you, but not a Isaiah 48:10:Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver;  I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.⁣
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Israel is being refined for the honor and glory of the Lord. I need the reminder that everything the Lord allows in my life is for my good and His glory. All that He does and allows is to further His eternal purposes. ⁣
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He continues to remove the dross from my life in the furnace of affliction, and through each trial and circumstance of my life, the hope is I'm becoming more and more molded and shaped into the image of Christ. ⁣
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Susan Huntington shared on this passage:⁣
"...if our blessed God sees that the disciple, like his Master, must be made perfect through sufferings, ought we not to welcome every means which will conduce to this blessed end? Can we desire to be babes in Christ all our days? If it is a proof of sonship to be chastised, may it not prove a special favor to be greatly chastised? ⁣
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If we were asked what the greatest good is, should we not answer that it is conformity to God? If we were asked what the best circumstances are for the Christian to be placed in, should we not answer that they are those that will, most constantly and most effectually, promote his conformity to God? Shall we then pray for afflictions? By no means. We are weak, and are crushed before the moth. We should not pray for what we do not know that we could bear. ⁣
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We should habitually pray for conformity to God, and quietly leave it to Him to determine by what means He will effect this blessed end."⁣
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-Excerpt taken from my favorite devotional - Seasons of the Heart: A Year of Devotions from One Generation of Women to Another by Donna Kelderman (link to the book is in my profile @thankfulhomemaker - click on the link under the blue arrows, and then this image).
Preaching the gospel to yourself. It's a phrase we Preaching the gospel to yourself. It's a phrase we've all heard, and we all agree with, but deep down, we're like, okay, what does that look like? Or how do I make that practical in my day-to-day life when my marriage is hard? Or the kids are out of control? Or there's an illness in my family, or I'm just stuck in a sinful pattern? Or the house is in chaos, and I don't know where to begin? ⁣
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The reality is we're always saying something to ourselves in our minds, especially in those moments of chaos or difficulty. ⁣
Is what we're speaking to ourselves centered on the truths of God's Word, or are we buying into the lies of the world? ⁣
We need to be talking to ourselves and not just listening to ourselves. But what do we need to be talking to ourselves about? ⁣
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This is what we're going to work through together in EP 69: Preaching the Gospel to Yourself - link in my bio @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"Your worst days are never so bad that you are bey "Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace."⁣
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Read more at God's Blessing Does Not Depend On Our Performance at the link in my bio @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
How many times at church do you find yourself disc How many times at church do you find yourself discussing non-spiritual things? As believers, our relationships with others in the body of Christ are unlike anything non-believers will ever experience. It is such a joy when you come across another Christian that you haven't met before, and because of the common bond of Christ, it is as if you have known them forever.⁣
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I have a favorite book that gets used quite often by Donald S. Whitney called Simplify Your Spiritual Life. In the section, Simplifying our Spiritual Life with Others, he guides us to drive the conversations into the spiritual. Wouldn't we all as believers like our conversations with other believers to be directed towards things related to knowing God, Bible reading and application, theology, evangelism, and prayer, to name a few.⁣
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Mr. Whitney shares some questions that are a natural help in directing your conversations with your brothers and sisters in the faith to the spiritual.  This is a handy list to keep in your Bible, planner, or purse.⁣
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"If there is one maverick molecule in all the univ "If there is one maverick molecule in all the universe, then God is not sovereign. And if God is not sovereign, He is not God."⁣
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Thoughts to ponder on the resurrection from John M Thoughts to ponder on the resurrection from John MacArthur:⁣
The basic truth of the resurrection undergirds a number of other truths.⁣
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1. It gives evidence that the Word of God is totally true and reliable. Jesus arose precisely when and in the way He had predicted (see Mt. 12:40; 16:21; 17:9, 23).⁣
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2. The resurrection means that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, as He claimed to be, and that He has power over life and death.⁣
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3. The resurrection proves that salvation is complete, that on the cross Christ conquered sin, death, and hell and rose victorious.⁣
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4. The resurrection proves that the church has been established. Jesus had declared, “I will build My church; and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it” (Mt. 16:8)… His resurrection proved that death itself could not prevent Christ from establishing His church.⁣
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5. The resurrection proves that judgment is coming. Jesus declared that the heavenly Father “has given all judgment to the Son” (Jn. 5:22), and since the Son is now risen and alive, His judgment is certain.⁣
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6. The resurrection of Jesus Christ proves that heaven is waiting. Jesus promised, “In My house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you” (Jn. 14:2). Because Christ is alive by the resurrection, believers have the assurance that He is now preparing a heavenly dwelling for them.⁣
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~Above via John MacArthur - Matthew Commentary 24-28, Moody, 1989, p. 314-315.
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