Peace in the Waiting: When You Love People Who Don't Love God

by June Chapman

Your call to love those who don’t know Jesus does not mean you need to save them. Through real-life guidance and encouragement, Peace in the Waiting helps us navigate the grief, confusion, and urgency we feel for loved ones who have rejected or wandered away from God.
 
Is your heart weary from praying for someone you love to know Jesus? Peace in the Waiting offers a hope-filled path as you turn from your own doubts and frustration to God’s sovereignty and comfort. Drawing on her experience with a close friend, author June Chapman
  How to name and process our sorrow over friends and family who don’t know God Our confusion about some people being saved and not others Our questions about unanswered prayers Why we need to remember that a loved one’s salvation is not up to us How we can embrace peace even in the longing we have for others to follow Jesus  
Peace in the Waiting calls us to take the focus off ourselves and trust in God’s promises so that we might have a renewed sense of hope for those we love most.
 

207 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 2, 2024

About the author

June Chapman is a business professional in the greater Washington, DC, area. Peace in the Waiting is her first book. She is the 2022 winner of the Proverbs 31 Ministries Compel Book Proposal Challenge with David C Cook.

Connect with June on Instagram @thoughtsinjune or visit her at https://junechapman.com.

Reviews

[Ava Luciano · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Love without freedom isn't love at all. It's just control. Our Father doesn't intend to control or manipulate us. He desires the closeness of a relationship governed by genuine interest, love, and free will.”

This observation from the book as well as many others made by the author, helped me to gain a new perspective on the process of waiting for, praying for and understanding the salvation of the lost.

[Amanda Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

June Chapman shares her honest struggles in way that is both relatable and encouraging. This book is for any follower of Christ experiencing waiting. This book addresses it all: lament, peace, joy, trust, pain.

[Amy Li · Rating 5 out of 5]

June Chapman is an incredibly engaging author who writes about a difficult (and often glossed over) topic that I think will resonate with any Christian living in the modern world - what happens when you love or care about someone who doesn't know God. She offers a path in which you can find peace and comfort in the waiting, and she does so expertly with a sense of renewed hope and a trust in God. She is a phenomenal writer, able to intertwine her own personal experiences with lessons from scripture. I think her "Reflection Room" interspersed throughout the book is very well done, adding another layer of engagement to me as a reader and allowing me to use what was written to refocus my own experiences. Overall, a very, very phenomenal read and I recommend it highly. It is inspiring!!

[Courtney Gajda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even though parts of this book were repetitive, the message as a whole was beautiful and timely. We can have peace while we wait for God. The waiting doesn’t have to be a time of darkness and despair, but a time of light and drawing closer to God.

[Savannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good book! Lots of scripture and very relatable. I listened on audio books. Will be buying physical copy to read again.

[Una · Rating 5 out of 5]

The title of this book intrigued me. I felt I had to read it to find out how I can have peace when someone in my life does not know and love God. Reading though it I found myself reflecting on the personal stories, scripture, and on the reflection room boxes throughout the book. I was reminded that God is in control of hearts that don’t know Him. Others salvation is not up to me. I need to keep my heart tender as I pray for the lost. Chapman has given me hope and peace in the waiting.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. I was not required to post a favorable review. All opinions are my own.