Finding Peace in God When You Feel Weak

Do you wonder about finding peace in God when you feel weak?

We’ve adopted the wrong idea about peace. We often think about peace as blue sky, green grass, and things going our way. 

Peace doesn’t mean everything is always well and harmonious in our little worlds, or our circumstances are favorable, and we have what we want. 

We can easily find peace when life is “smooth sailing.” But what happens when our world falls apart, our hearts are troubled, and we feel weak? 

As human beings, we’re fragile, and sometimes a little thing can trouble and shake us. We can be filled with anxiety and distress by our situations. 

Our peace can’t be rooted in ourselves, favorable circumstances, or comfortable lives.

Here is a sneak peek of my guest post for Living by Design Ministries, where I share lessons from Gideon and Jehova Shalom and how we can find peace when we feel weak.

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The Powerful Longing for Peace (Shalom) When We Feel Weak

The desire for peace is a strong and deep longing in the human heart. 

The Hebrew word for peace, “shalom,” encompasses a range of meanings, including wholeness, integrity, freedom, and blessedness. “Shalom” expresses an attitude of goodwill, benevolence, and acceptance, and describes one important aspect of God’s character. 

We especially long for this kind of peace when our hearts are troubled, things are falling apart, and we feel weak. Peace isn’t a feeling; it’s something that permeates our whole beings and transcends hardships. 

God Himself placed this powerful longing for peace in our hearts, and He is also the only One who can satisfy it.

4 Lessons on Peace from Gideon and Jehovah Shalom

Jesus Christ is the Prince of Peace and our Lord of Peace (Is 9:6; 2 Thes 3:16). 

Judges 6 is the first time God referred to Himself with the word “shalom.” In this account, Gideon meets with an angel of the Lord and calls the altar Jehovah Shalom as a physical reminder that the Lord is peace. 

The encounter between Gideon and the Angel of the Lord illustrates four ways we can experience God’s “shalom” even when our surroundings are anything but peaceful.

#1 – The God of Peace assures us. 

“So Israel became poverty-stricken because of Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the Lord.” – Judges 6:6 HCSB 

Gideon’s situation was bleak. Together with all the Israelites, he suffered under the oppression of the Midianites. 

In response to the desperate cry of the Israelites, the Lord appeared to Gideon and said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior” (Jgs 6:12).

The Lord always comes with encouragement and comfort. God knows how weak and vulnerable our hearts are, so He reassures us with His presence. 

Also, the Lord sees our potential to overcome fear and hardship. God assures us that with Him, we’re strong and capable—mighty warriors. 

Do you want to know the other 3 lessons from Gideon and Jehova Shalom? Visit Living by Design Ministries to read the rest and be strengthened and encouraged.

Find Peace and Comfort When You Go Through Suffering and Pain

Do you want to draw near to God when you are tempted to pull away amidst painful and traumatic experiences? Do you long for the transformation of your painful story into a story of preparation, empowerment, fruitfulness, and growth?

My new book “DRAW NEAR: How Painful Experiences Become the Birthplace of Blessings” takes you on a journey through 13 painful experiences, showing the precious blessings in each of them.

More Encouragement for You

If you need more resources, encouragement, and comfort when you go through painful experiences, I can highly recommend these books. Check them out.

Uprooting Anger by Robert D. Jones

Trusting God in All the Things: 90 Devotions for Finding Peace in Your Every Day by Karen Ehman and Ruth Schwenk

Make Up Your Mind: Unlock Your Thoughts, Transform Your Life by Denise Dubois Pass and Michelle Nietert

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero

Life Can Be Good Again by Lisa Appelo

It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lisa Terkeurst

Hope When Life Unravels: Finding God When It Hurts by Adam Dooley

Restoration Year – a 365 Days Devotional by John Eldredge

All Things New by John Eldredge

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