Bible Verses For Overwhelming Times

Here are some Bible verses for overwhelming times to help staying focused on what is most important.

We have all been there. In moments that feel too much, there is too much on our to-do list, too much craziness around us, too many emotions to handle both in ourselves and the people around us.

Overwhelm, according to Oxford Languages, is to drown beneath a huge mass of something or to have a strong emotional effect on. I think I wasn’t really aware of overwhelm before I became a mom. Even if I had had moments that were overwhelming, those moments came and went by without me really noticing them.

Life as a mom, though, has had me in seasons when the sense of overwhelm has stayed for a while. Some seasons of motherhood are hard, and some are easier. But some of the harder seasons have lasted for a few months, and when you are in the thick of it and you don’t really see the end of it, it can be hard to get rid of the feeling of being so overwhelmed by that huge mass of something that you feel you are under.

I guess you found this blog post because you can relate, and that you have experienced seasons that have been overwhelming and that didn’t seem to have an end. If you are in a season like that now, I hope you will find comfort and strength in the following Bible verses that have helped me in overwhelming times.

Bible Verses for Overwhelming Times

I think the Bible passage that has stayed with me the longest when it comes to keeping my focus on the right thing when our surroundings are overwhelming is the verses from Matthew chapter 14 when Jesus walks on the water.

“But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
“Come,” he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Immediately, Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”
And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.””
Matthew 14:27-33

Peter wants to meet Jesus on the water, and Jesus invites Peter out of the boat. Peter gets out of the boat and starts to walk toward Jesus. But as soon as his focus shifts from Jesus to his surroundings, he starts to sink.

This is such a reminder of how life works. As soon as the storm gets our attention and we forget who is walking with us, we start sinking.

“God is our refuge and strength,
    an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
    and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
    and the mountains quake with their surging.”
Psalm 46:1-3

God truly can be our refuge and our strength. He is an ever-present help in trouble. But only if we choose to keep our eyes on him and keep trusting in his power, goodness, and faithfulness even when we don’t understand why things are unfolding the way they are.

Keep Communicating With Our Creator

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-7

In every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

and… The peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

If we stay in communication with God, even when life is hard, we have access to the peace that transcends all understanding.

When life doesn’t look like we thought it would, it can be easy to get bitter. And when we get bitter, we might be tempted to not seek God. If God is good and almighty, why wouldn’t he take the pain from us?

God Will Always Stay The Same

God’s goodness and faithfulness will never change. So if we choose to keep our focus on who God is, it prevents us from bitterness.

It’s easy to have peace when life is easy, but it is the hard times that make our roots grow deep when we choose to trust that God is the one he says he is.

So, every time we choose to stay in communication with God, we protect our hearts from being deceived. The peace of God will guard our hearts and minds.

Soo.. I would say one of the things I am most aware of when life gets hard is to make sure I keep praying and talking with God.

And we get to do so in full honesty. We don’t need to pretend to be happy if we are not. God wants our full honesty.

One More Bible Verse For Overwhelming Times

“give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18

This verse from 1 Thessalonians chapter 5, reminds me of the fact that we get to give thanks IN all circumstances, not FOR all circumstances. We don’t need to be grateful FOR every hardship, but IN hard times, we get to keep thanking God for everything that he is blessing us with.

So, those are some of the Bible verses that have helped me in overwhelming times. If you are in such a season right now, remember that you are not alone. There is a loving father who wants to walk with you through this season.

Your father sees you and loves you so much! And he knows your pain; he died on the cross so that you could be saved.

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