189. How to Find Peace in the Storms of Life
We may not be able to stop life's storms, but we can find peace in them.
Are you experiencing a storm in your life or know someone who is? None of us like them and none of us are immune to them. But we can find hope and peace even as we walk through the storms of this life. Julie shares how in this episode and gives us tangible ways to not just survive the storms but to thrive through them. Don't miss this one! Join encourager, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers real encouragement for your real life right now through a fresh, hope-filled perspective, a lighthearted inspiration, and Biblical insight, all in about 15 minutes (guest shows are longer). Each episode will lift your spirits and equip you to be a light in this world. Find extra encouragement at julielefebure.com/resources/.
Are you experiencing a storm in your life or know someone who is? None of us like them and none of us are immune to them. But we can find hope and peace even as we walk through the storms of this life. Julie shares how in this episode and gives us tangible ways to not just survive the storms but to thrive through them. Don't miss this one! Join encourager, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers real encouragement for your real life right now through a fresh, hope-filled perspective, a lighthearted inspiration, and Biblical insight, all in about 15 minutes (guest shows are longer). Each episode will lift your spirits and equip you to be a light in this world. Find extra encouragement at julielefebure.com/resources/.
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Plenty of people in my life right now are weathering storms. Not storms necessarily in the weather, but more physical, emotional, and spiritual storms. I'm guessing you have people in your life that are doing the same. And quite possibly, you could be one of these people. Jesus warned us that we would have trouble in this life, and boy was He ever right. The storms of life are some of the biggest troubles we face. But you know what Jesus also said in that very same verse? He said to take heart because He has overcome the world. We're discussing this in today's episode as we continue on the theme of having an anchor for our lives. He is our anchor who keeps us steady when we're overwhelmed in the storms of life. This episode is filled with God's hope and promise, and I pray you find encouragement for your real life right now through it.
Like you, I've had my fair share of life's storms, and I paused to look back on some of them as I was preparing for this episode. What's been the most difficult life storm you've experienced? I share one of the biggest I've experienced and how it nearly wiped me out. But...
God was bigger than that storm and has been in every storm in my life since.
Storms of life affect us all through different seasons of life. They come often when we least expect them, and they appear in varying forms such as loss, financial hardship, relationship struggles, illness, and real-life disappointments. They don't play favorites and they don't play nice. I've heard it said we're either coming out from a storm, are in the middle of one, or one is just upon the horizon. That sounds cheerful and hopeful, doesn't it?
But this is life. We live in a fallen world so we will experience fallen circumstances. None of us are immune to them, even though we wish we were. But we can still have hope in them.
Friend, you are not alone in the storms of life.
I share a some biblical examples that display this truth to remind us and to encourage our hearts, plus some tangible things we can do to weather the storms of life.
Friend, be encouraged in any storm you may be walking through. Invite God into it, and watch how He strengthens you and gives you His peace. Trust He is walking with you through it. Share this with a friend who needs this encouragement today.
God bless you.
Links in this episode:
- Find my books Right Now Matters and the Right Now Matters Bible Study
- Access my list of Bible Verses to Encourage Your Heart
- Work with me through my Abundant Life Mentoring
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