Come Close to Jesus What to Pray When You Need the Lord to Still Your Thoughts, Calm Your Heart, and Guide Your Way (50 Devotional Prayers) by Lysa TerKeurst - Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Gift

 Come Close to Jesus What to Pray When You Need the Lord to Still Your Thoughts, Calm Your Heart, and Guide Your Way (50 Devotional Prayers) by Lysa TerKeurst - Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Gift 

Pub Date Mar 31 2026

In the last few years, I’ve been recommending Lysa’s books a lot. She is incredibly understanding of difficult topics that are not very openly talked about in traditional Christian circles—such as divorce, deep emotional betrayal, and boundary setting. When you are healing from battles of that size, your body and mind are completely tired, making these short, simple reads absolutely necessary for survival.

Come Close to Jesus is a deeply restorative, objective prayer tool designed for those whose minds are too exhausted to formulate their own words to God. Rather than acting as a dense theological study, this book provides 50 beautifully pre-written devotional prayers paired with stabilizing scripture. It targets the specific mental chaos, anxiety, and deep exhaustion that follow life's heaviest, unglamorous trials.

Tactical Support for Spiritual Exhaustion The book bypasses superficial, generic religious advice to act as a practical first-aid kit for prayer blocks: 

• The "Right Words" Solution: Recognizing that pain often causes people to go completely silent, the book provides ready-made, scripture-backed prayers to bridge the gap during periods of intense grief or mental panic. 
• Prayer in Action: Every entry includes guided reflections and actionable steps to gently ground a wandering, stressed mind back into the present moment. 
• Connection to Past Works: While her previous bestsellers like Forgiving What You Can't Forget and Good Boundaries and Goodbyes explored the messy, painful mechanics of trauma, heartbreak, and setting relationships right, Come Close to Jesus serves as the quiet, practical resting place after those battles are fought.

Description

Jesus longs for you to come close. Not just for answers or blessings, but to experience His peace—because He is the only one who can calm us, strengthen us, and give us the perspective we need. Join New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst as she shares powerful prayers, devotional teachings, and practical ways to draw near to the Lord.

Come Close to Jesus is filled with prewritten prayers to help still your thoughts, calm your heart, and find guidance in times of need—but most important, to help you spend time with the Savior who loves you more than you can imagine. Whether you struggle with getting distracted during your quiet time, finding the “right” words to say, or bringing your honest thoughts to the Lord, this book was created specifically to help you connect with Him on a deeper level.

Through these pages, Lysa shares her personal journey in growing her prayer life both through seeking the Lord diligently and walking through hard seasons with Him. In Come Close to Jesus, you’ll receive:

• Lysa’s reflections and devotional teachings on prayer
• Her own guided prayers for you to follow
• Scriptural prayers for specific relationships and situations
• Bible verses to teach and encourage you
• “Prayer in Action” steps to help you pray and incorporate this wisdom into your daily life 

Come Close to Jesus makes a beautiful gift for:

• Friends and family who want to deepen their prayer lives
• People experiencing times of struggle or anxiety
• Fans and followers of Proverbs 31 Ministries and Lysa TerKeurst

God is not disappointed in you because your prayers haven’t been more consistent or elaborate. He simply wants you to place more and more of your life into His very capable hands.

ISBN	9781400254583
PRICE	$24.99 (USD)
PAGES	240