First Baptist Church Statesboro

Be Still
Let not your heart be troubled . . . (John 14:1)

Main Thing to Know:
When problems increase I can still have His peace

1. Troubled times create troubled hearts

“troubled” = disturbed; stirred up

Unsuccessful ways to find a quiet heart:
• Escapism
• Materialism
• Optimism
• Fatalism

The claim of the gospel is not only that it can give us a quiet heart, but also that nothing else can . . .
—Martin Lloyd-Jones

You have made us for yourself, Lord, and our hearts are
restless until they rest in you.
—Augustine

Finding a Quiet Heart

(1) Be still


In solitude I get rid of my scaffolding.
—Henri Nouwen

(2) Trust Him

(3) Come to Him

I must tell Jesus all of my trials;
I cannot bear these burdens alone;
In my distress He kindly will help me;
He ever loves and cares for His own.

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!
I cannot bear my burdens alone;
I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!
Jesus can help me, Jesus alone.