Corrie ten Boom said, “If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. If you look at God you’ll be at rest.”

When hard times hit, we desperately need God’s peace to anchors us. When anxiety runs high, steep your heart and mind on God’s peace and these Bible verses on peace in hard times.

3 Truths about God’s Peace

1.God is the source of peace.

Peace is a person, not a circumstance. In fact, one of God’s names is Jehovah Shalom, the Lord is Peace.

Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace in the Old Testament and encompasses much more than our word for peace. Shalom means wholeeess, soundness, health, peace and also signifies well-being, spiritual prosperity and permanence.

We have peace not when there’s no difficulty but when God is present with us in the difficulty.

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You’re so strong.

I’ve heard it often after becoming a suddenly single mom and widow.

I know the truth. Maybe it looks strong on the outside, but I see the inside — the struggles, fear, failures and utter weakness.

I know all the ways life has changed and the ways I wish it were different.

I see the gaps in my parenting and the pain my kids are navigating that I can’t fix. I feel the weight of hundreds of decisions and boy do I know the loneliness that sets in after kids are in bed and the house grows quiet at night.

But I also know prayer.

I know what might look strong on the outside is this girl bringing every weakness to God in prayer. 

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