Jesus Will Meet You There Finding Strength and Comfort in the Savior Who Understands
“As we face difficulties, we tend to be far more focused on our own weaknesses, sins, and the painful struggles than we are on God’s kind presence. Thankfully, Kristen Wetherell and Sarah Walton write out of the depth of their experience, avoiding cliches while still gently reminding us that we are creatures with good limits who are deeply known and loved by our compassionate God. What we discover is that our God meets us in Christ and by his Spirit, offering us needed courage as we face the challenges of life.”
About the Book
Weakness isn’t the end of our story—it’s the very place Jesus meets us.
When suffering strikes and God feels distant, many are left wondering if Jesus truly understands their pain.
Jesus Will Meet You There offers a compelling reminder that Jesus doesn’t stand apart from human weakness—he steps right into it. Through 25 rich, reflective readings, Kristen Wetherell and Sarah Walton trace how the life of Jesus reveals the tender heart of God for hurting, doubting, and weary people. Far from demanding strength we don’t have, Jesus meets us in our frailty with his own strength, compassion, and power.
Readers will walk away strengthened in their faith, steadied in their doubts, and more confident in the personal, compassionate love of Christ. This book helps believers not just survive seasons of weakness, but grow in intimacy with the Savior who fully knows—and still chooses to draw near.
Editorial Reviews
“In Jesus Will Meet You There, my friends Kristen Wetherell and Sarah Walton serve as wise and understanding guides through the all-too-common struggles we all have with things like loneliness, fear, doubt, and grief. They don’t offer easy answers or trite formulas. Rather, they provide sound insight into who Jesus has shown himself to be and what he has shown he will do drawn from the scriptures that we can apply to help us to navigate our very real struggles with life in this world.”
Nancy Guthrie author and Bible teacher“It’s an inescapable truth: we are human. And if we’re honest, we don’t always welcome that reality. In Jesus Will Meet You There, Sarah and Kristen offer a deeply wise and refreshingly honest alternative to much of today’s self-help literature. This book doesn’t offer clichés or quick fixes. Instead, it bears witness to the lived, tested faith of two women who speak candidly about life’s hardships, extend a steady hand to their readers, and gently lead them to Jesus.”
Jonathan D. Holmes Executive Director, Fieldstone Counseling; Interim Executive Director, CCEF“In Jesus Will Meet You There, Kristen Wetherell and Sarah Walton offer weary believers a steady, gospel-rich companion for seasons of suffering. With theological depth and personal transparency, they anchor readers in the good news of the incarnate Lord who embodied our weakness and stands ready to help in time of need. Rather than promising instant relief, they patiently show us that when Jesus does not remove our thorns, he gives something better: sufficient grace and power perfected in weakness. This book does more than explain suffering—it shepherds sufferers to the Savior within it.”
Eric Schumacher author, The Good Gift of Weakness: God's Strength Made Perfect in the Story of Redemption“Jesus Will Meet You There feels like a personal visit from Sarah and Kristen to comfort us in our suffering. It’s as if these two friends have joined us on the couch, warm tea in one hand, the Scriptures in the other, to offer grace, truth, and soul-deep encouragement. They share vulnerably from their own valleys of pain and offer a sturdy, eternal hope for ours. Their relational warmth and theological depth make this a book I will eagerly give to any friend walking through hardship.”
Jen Oshman author, Very Good: What the Bible Says About Being a Woman