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“What! You too?”
CS Lewis wrote, “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’”
The In-Between Time
They didn’t realize that the resurrection was coming. They didn’t know this was just the “in-between time.”
Lessons On Prayer: Talking to God When Your Heart Is Broken
God’s answer isn’t always deliverance from our suffering. Sometimes His grace shifts to sustaining us through our suffering instead. I will not experience deliverance from my grief until I’m in Heaven enjoying a tear-free existence with Jesus and Dalton. But God single-handedly sustains me every moment of every day in my anguish and weariness.
Mourning Has Broken
Grief and trauma are heavy and bring with them such an active mourning time. One of the many friends I have been blessed with through this experience describes those initial times as “the mourning.”
Our Thoughts Matter
We don’t always get to choose the thoughts that enter our minds. But we DO always get to choose whether those thoughts take root and stick around to inflict damage. Thankfully, God is always ready to help us make that choice. We don’t have to do it alone.
Held by the Master of All
Through the storms of life, and we will all experience more of them, we can rest, we can stand firm, and we can have peace and joy in all circumstances, knowing that we are held by the Master of all.
My Comfort Is Dependent On My Cooperation
I will never know the whys behind what took place. But, what I do know is that my Heavenly Father is repurposing this heartache in order to produce something through me for a cause far greater than myself.
An Incredible Promise
The Christmas season seems to be filled with additional memories for those of us who have lost someone dear. Although they are often bittersweet, I’m grateful for those memories.
A New Year Filled with Hope
We can look forward to the future; not merely to the hopeful expectations of a new year, but with the promise that one day, we will spend eternity with Jesus and those we love.
O Little Town of Bethlehem
The obscure little village of Bethlehem was prophesied about for hundreds of years, pointing to what would happen, when the time was right. Not a random choice, but planned by Almighty God.
Joy Isn’t a One-Size Fits All
If you’re suffering devastating heartache and find it hard to feel joyful this holiday season, be encouraged. It’s possible to experience joy even amid the sorrow.
What Can You Give a Grieving Friend?
What gifts can you give a grieving friend? Here are a few simple but powerful gifts that are sure to bring comfort and an assurance of your care for them.
Expect the Unexpected
If we put our trust in Him, we will find strength to endure, experience joy in the journey, and discover peace that passes human understanding.
A Time for Thanksgiving… A Time for Missing
For so many grieving people, November and December bring an added weight of sorrow from all of the ‘missing’ that happens when memories flood our thoughts.
Letting God Turn Your Pain Into Purpose
Because God allowed it, He promises to accomplish wonderful things with it and through it.
Reading the Instructions
Although the grief journey itself has no instructions, surviving grief and finding the ability to move through it, does.
Changing Our Perspective
When we begin to view our loss through the lens of God’s eternal plan of redemption and restoration as found in the truth of His Word, we begin to slowly move away from the base of the mountain and widen out our view.
The Life-Changing Power of Lament
Are you going through a painful time in your life right now? Most of us reading this post would answer “yes.” Are you familiar with the biblical prayer language of lament? I propose to you that learning how to lament will be life-changing for you as you walk through suffering.
Ask … And He Will!
I knew without a doubt that I wanted to trust Jesus, but at the same time in my human frailty, I needed Him to help me trust Him and knew I wasn’t strong enough to do it on my own.