The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst
Week 13: Chapter 12 — The Panic That Keeps You from Your Best Yes
Read Chapter 12 of The Best Yes. Key Scripture: Isaiah 30:15; Philippians 4:6–7.
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Panic — the rushing, scrambling feeling that we'll fall behind or let everyone down — is one of the most effective enemies of a Best Yes. This final chapter of teaching calls us to a deeper stillness.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Lysa describes panic as the enemy of wisdom — the state in which we are most likely to make decisions we later regret. What typically triggers a panic-driven yes in your life? What does that state feel like?
2.Isaiah 30:15 says, "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength." Israel rejected that counsel — they wanted horses and speed instead. In what areas of your life are you choosing "horses and speed" over quietness and trust?
3.Lysa argues that panic is often a symptom of unbelief — a deep, unacknowledged fear that God is not enough, not near enough, not attentive enough. Do you agree with that diagnosis? What does panic reveal about what you truly believe?
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