During our
lifetime, we may experience the loss of relationships, cherished pets,
important material possessions, health, financial gains, etc. and it is
important to allow our soul to mourn each one. This may take time, but it is
vitally important and should not be hurried.
Attempting
to ignore our pain in grief, multiplies our sorrow. We hide it away in our
soul, but it resurfaces at times when we least expect it. Therefore,
it is better for us to face our sorrow, fear, loneliness, etc. and to realize
that these are normal reactions to loss that we all experience.
God is
always in the midst of us during our sorrows. There is no disgrace is our
reaction to loss. We all grieve in different ways because of our personality
and our ability to cope with negative circumstances. If we experience
reoccurring loss in our life, it is especially important to allow our self to
grieve those injuries as they occur.
Sadness is
often overwhelming at first, but it is part of the process of grieving that
brings healing. Expressing our grief to a mentor, counselor, or writing about
the events and our feelings in our journal gives us the opportunity to
eventually improve our outlook and to recover an even greater measure of peace
and joy in our life.
Crying is
never a sign of weakness, and we do not have to hold in our tears in order to
be strong for others. In fact, we are a better example to them, and we help
them to heal from their grief by showing them that there is no humiliation in shedding
our tears.
Expressing
how we truly feel is helpful both to us and to other people. Unless we allow
our sorrow to consume us, tears are temporary and necessary, because they wash
away the grief in our soul, and we eventually experience hope and enjoy life once
more (Psalm 30:5).
Prayer:
Father
God, thank You for walking with us through the valleys we experience during
times of loss. Help us to allow them to last as long as they need to in order
for us to heal. We can have the faith to know that as we trust You with the
next chapter of our life, that our grief will diminish and be less intense.
Please strengthen our inner being to face our fears and to allow You to reshape
our expectations of life.
Remind us
that searching Your Word for verses pertaining to faith and comfort will help
us to face our fears, and guide and encourage us on our journey toward healing.
We rely on Your power and compassion to provide for all of our mental,
emotional, physical, financial and spiritual needs both now and throughout our
life. We trust in You with our whole heart, and we know without a doubt that
You will comfort us in our grief.
Thought
for the Day:
Healing
Verses to Live By
Psalm 30:5
…“Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.” NKJV
Psalm
94:18-19… “Your mercy, O LORD, will hold me up. In the multitude of my
anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.” NKJV
Psalm
34:19… “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him
out of them all.” NKJV
Joshua
1:5... “No one will be able to oppose you as long as you live, for I will be
with you just as I was with Moses; I will not abandon you or fail to help you.
“ TLB
Matthew
6:34... "So don't be anxious about tomorrow. God will take care of your
tomorrow too. Live one day at a time.” TLB
2
Thessalonians 2:16-17… “Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and
Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by
grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.” NKJV
Jeremiah
29:11-13… “For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They
are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In
those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 You will find me when you seek me,
if you look for me in earnest.” TLB
Psalm
62:5-8… “My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my
expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; Why are you cast
down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall
yet praise Him for the help of His countenance. O my God, my soul is cast down
within me; Therefore, I will remember You.” NKJV
Psalm
9:9-11 …“The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of
trouble. And those who know Your name
will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek
You. Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the
people.” NKJV
Psalm
27:5-6…“For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the
secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a
rock. And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;
Therefore, I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes,
I will sing praises to the LORD.” NKJV
1 Peter
5:6-9… “If you will humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, in his good
time he will lift you up. 7 Let him have all your worries and cares, for he is
always thinking about you and watching everything that concerns you. 8 Be
careful - watch out for attacks from Satan, your great enemy. He prowls around
like a hungry, roaring lion, looking for some victim to tear apart. 9 Stand
firm when he attacks. Trust the Lord; and remember that other Christians all
around the world are going through these sufferings too.” TLB
