Thoughts can be mysterious. Determining where they come from and what they mean can often trigger more distress than comfort. If you’ve struggled with unwanted thoughts and felt unsure of what to do, this book is your answer. Every page arms readers with strategies that are both powerful and biblical and provide realistic direction grounded in the promises of the Lord’s care.

Creative and careful. Esther Smith's new book, A Still and Quiet Mind, directs a believer to use Scripture to speak truth to their unwanted and intrusive thoughts. Many of my counselees wrestle with untrue thoughts about themselves, the world, and the Lord. Esther has written a comprehensive and compassionate resource that they can engage as a workbook, which reorients their hearts to God's precious truths. 

It’s often both a compliment and an acknowledgement of competency to say of someone, “It’s like they’re in my head! They really get me!” That’s the thought that came to mind as I read and pored over this wonderful gem from Esther Smith. Taking countless hours from her counseling experience, Esther puts words to the inner workings of our mind in a way that allows us to think about our thoughts and bring them to the Lord. Esther’s book brims with compassion and empathy, and is full of practical exercises you will immediately want to implement for those you care for.

Esther Smith has written the most practical and Biblically faithful book on navigating unwanted thoughts that we have ever encountered. She combines compassion and creativity in a way that makes it feel as if she steps from the pages of the book, puts her arms around the reader, and leads them personally through exercises towards real change.

In A Still and Quiet Mind: Twelve Strategies for Changing Unwanted Thoughts, Esther Smith has skillfully crafted the art of biblically processing unwanted thoughts. This book offers a multifaceted approach to changing your thoughts by giving the reader biblically saturated strategies to immediately put into practice. Esther offers hope through sharing her own personal story and providing biblical narratives that show how the power of God’s Word can transform your thoughts. 

Esther Smith has written the most practical and Biblically faithful book on navigating unwanted thoughts that we have ever encountered. She combines compassion and creativity in a way that makes it feel as if she steps from the pages of the book, puts her arms around the reader, and leads them personally through exercises towards real change.