Esther Engelsma > Quotes

“When your children seem to be getting in the way of your work, remind yourself that God’s call to you is not to get things done but to use time well, and then do whatever is the best use of your time in that moment.”
― Esther Engelsma, How Can I Feel Productive as a Mom?

“This sounds strange to us because when we hear the word heart, we tend to think of how we feel, not how we think. For example, when we say something like “follow your heart,” we are talking about acting in a way that is based on feelings. So when we read about the heart in the Bible, we must be careful not to let our cultural context influence us too much. We must remember that when it comes to the heart, thinking and choosing are just as much a part of the heart as feeling. Troxel adds, “It may surprise you that out of all the times that the Hebrew word for ‘heart’ appears in the Old Testament, our intellectual and rational functions are most often in view. What modern people would attribute to the head or to the brain, Scripture applies to the heart.”
― Esther Engelsma, Transformed: How God Renews Your Mind to Make You More Like Jesus

“Expect diligence of yourself because that is what God commands, but don’t expect to get a specific number of tasks done. Motherhood can easily ruin exact expectations; it cannot touch high ones.”
― Esther Engelsma, How Can I Feel Productive as a Mom?

“God’s call to you is not to get things done but to use time well. • God’s will for you is not to get things done but to grow in sanctification. • God’s purpose in creating you is not to get things done but to glorify Him.”
― Esther Engelsma, How Can I Feel Productive as a Mom?