# A Place of Quiet Rest

## Metadata
- Author: [[Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Joni Eareckson Tada (Foreword)]]
- Full Title: A Place of Quiet Rest
- Category: #books
## Highlights
- He was not looking for God—the Scripture indicates that there is no one who seeks after God—but the “Hound of Heaven” was pursuing him. ([Location 130](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00377154I&location=130))
- But over the years I have come to believe with all my heart that this is something worth fighting for. I have come to understand that one of the reasons it is such a battle is that the Enemy of my soul knows if he can defeat me here, he will ultimately be able to defeat me in every other area of my spiritual life. ([Location 145](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00377154I&location=145))
- I am convinced that few subjects evoke such feelings of guilt, failure, and frustration among believers as the matter of “daily devotions.” ([Location 155](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00377154I&location=155))
- Unlike Jesus, we attempt to live life in our own energy. We think we can keep giving out without getting replenished. Then, wearied and weakened by the demands of life and ministry, we become impatient and annoyed with the very ones God has sent us to serve. Rather than exhibiting a gracious, calm, joyous spirit, we become uptight, frazzled, and frenzied women, resenting, rather than welcoming, the people and opportunities God brings into our lives. ([Location 306](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00377154I&location=306))