Bible Verses on Peace from the Grit and Grace Team

In the midst of life’s circumstances and the chaos that is our kids, spouse, job, bills, and home, it seems we are never quite at rest. Many people find peace to be a highly-esteemed, yet nearly unattainable, ideal. But we ladies at Grit and Grace Life believe otherwise: that God is able to meet us in the middle of our hectic lives and grant us peace in the way that only He can.

Here, the team shares Bible verses that remind them that peace is never truly far out of reach.

Peace in Troubled Times

It seems more than ever that peace is an elusive feeling. Fears arise driven by news reports every day. But what often leads our fearful hearts are the uncertainties that plague our daily lives—finances, health, jobs, relationships, children.

So we pray, we plead, we take our worries to God, at times we all feel prayers were inadequate. As I look to him for answers, I remember this: it is not my prayers alone that will bring peace in my life. It is his prayers for me. Hebrews 7:25 says, “He is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf” (NLT). “It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us” (Romans 8:34, NKJV).

Then I sing this old hymn that has brought peace to my heart so often: “Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. And the things of earth will grow strangely dim. In the light of His glory and grace.” As my eyes turn heavenward, it is Jesus praying for me, I see. I’m not alone; he prays for you. He lives forever to intercede on our behalf. It is in that we can find peace.

Darlene Brock–Co-founder and President 

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Peace in Painful Times

Peace is not the absence of pain or conflict or chaos. It’s not spa days or cozy snowed-in days or Fri-yays. It’s the presence of supernatural strength in the midst of your life’s greatest defeat. It’s having a sound mind while standing in the eye of a harrowing calamity. It’s falling into a deep sleep while lying in the belly of a ship that’s leaping and sinking because of a great storm. It’s a calm, quiet confidence when all visible evidence is damning. No, peace is not the absence of anything but the presence of something. Rather, it is the very presence of God in the heart of his child.

“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you” (John 14:16-18).

This verse saved my life. In my most excruciating pain, I decided to open up a Bible, and this is what I read. It didn’t change my circumstances, my diagnosis, or give me answers about the future. But it did give me what I needed: God’s presence. He made a promise to me that day, to never leave me or forsake me, to advocate for me and to help me, and to dwell with me and to be with me forever. I met Jesus that day, and he gave me peace. It was all I really needed.

Ashley Johnson–Managing Editor 

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Peace in Uncertain Times

I can’t think about peace without also thinking of faith. Faith is trusting in someone or something outside of yourself. It implies that you understand your own lack of control over your life (or anyone else’s!). What brings me the most peace is my faith—my faith in a good, big, loving God who does as he pleases and knows all of my needs, desires and already has the days of my life planned out. Psalm 139:16 says, “You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.”

Because I believe this to be true, I can have peace because God is always at work. Of course I will experience, fear, anxiety, and worry, but when those things begin to creep in, I must remind myself that God has not changed, and cannot change (Malachi 3:6). Dr. Zoe reminds us often how our negative self-talk is so damaging, and the opposite is also true—speaking truth to yourself is life-giving!

When I am lacking peace in a circumstance, or facing a decision and feeling uncertain, I can ask God for peace. He loves to hear our prayers and because peace is also a fruit of the Spirit we can trust that he promises to give it.

I also grow in peacefulness when I spend regular time in the Word, because the more I know God, the more I trust him. Isaiah 26:3 says, “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”

If you do not feel at peace, I encourage you to pray, read, and trust that God sees you and even says that he himself is peace (2 Thessalonians 3:16: “Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.”) And in the greatest act of pursuing peace with and for us, he sent his Son Jesus to be our peace!

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).

I pray that today you seek his peace, because he promises to give it.

Julie Bender–Co-Host of This Grit and Grace Life podcast

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Peace in His Control

When I think of the word peace and what it’s come to mean in my life, I always fall back on the knowledge that God is still there. He is still in control. Even when I’m tumbling in the currents of “There’s not enough time” and “How can I afford this?” and “What’s going on in the world?”, I remember that he’s only a prayer away. He’s always waiting, ready to offer comfort and strength.

Immersing myself in the Word helps—reading his promises, reaffirming his truths and knowing that he cares about me (all of us!) too much to let me stumble. One verse I love in particular is this: “The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning” (Lamentations 3:22-23). This verse reiterates his promised love, but it also generously reminds us that he will never turn away from us in times of trouble.

Tess Lopez–Content and Marketing Manager

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Peace in His Love

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