Finding Peace When Life Feels Out of Control
When Life Feels Out of Control and No One Seems to Notice
Some days it feels like everyone else is calling the shots but you.
- Needs pile up
- Decisions get made without you
- The people you love rush past the weight you’re carrying.
Your home starts to feel like a place where everyone gets what they want—except you. No wonder peace feels like it’s slipping away. But what if the peace you crave doesn’t come from doing more—what if it comes from leaning on the God who already holds you steady?
I’ve Been There—and I Know That Fight for Peace
I know that feeling because I’ve lived it. I’ve hustled harder, planned more, and still ended my days exhausted and unseen. I’ve asked for help only to watch simple requests get brushed off or half-done, leaving me thrashing to hold it all together. And in that struggle, God showed me a truth I had missed: peace doesn’t come from managing the chaos—it comes from depending on the One who can hold you when you feel out of control.
God’s Way to Peace: Dependence, Not More Doing
Real peace begins with one choice: depend on God instead of yourself. Scripture gives us three people who faced the same kinds of chaos you’re feeling—and found peace not by trying harder, but by trusting God.
1. When circumstances feel impossible — Daniel 3 - 🔥
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego couldn’t fix the king, the furnace, or the injustice—but they stood in peace because their confidence was in God, not their own control.
2. When relationships drain you — 1 Samuel 1 - 🙏
Hannah couldn’t change the people hurting her, but when she poured out her heart to the Lord, “her countenance was no more sad.” Peace came because God heard her.
3. When your environment feels chaotic — 1 Kings 18 🌀
Elijah stood surrounded by noise and confusion for hours, yet he remained steady because he depended on God’s character, not the chaos around him.
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Pause and Look at Your Own Life
Now pause and look at your own life. Where is your swirl coming from—circumstances, relationships, or the environment around you? Open these chapters and watch how God brings peace right in the middle of fire, tears, and noise.
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego: You’re held in the fire.
Hannah: God hears your deepest ache.
Elijah: God steadies you when everything swirls.
None of them “fixed” their way to peace. They found it by depending on the God who carried them—and He is able to hold you up too.
The Crossroads Moment: Self-Made Peace or God-Given Peace?
Here’s the truth: trying to create peace through your own strength only leaves you tired and stretched thin. But depending on God turns peace from something you chase into something that holds you up. Instead of drowning in expectations, you breathe again. Instead of feeling unseen, you’re held by the One who never fails. Self-made peace wears out—but God-given peace holds steady, even when life's chaos doesn’t change.
