Walking Through Grief
This is probably the longest I have gone without making a post since I started this blog, and this may seem like the wrong post to make this time of year but hopefully you’ll understand why I’m writing about this now.
The last couple weeks found me watching the children of a dear friend whose mother passed away. Although I’ve probably lived over half my life already, I’ve not had many really close friends or family members die so I had to pray for wisdom to walk through this difficult time with these children who were saying goodbye to their grandma.
I’m very thankful for the opportunity to be there with them. My friend stayed in touch so I got to hear first-hand the grace God was extending to her and her family. We read verses about God’s grace being sufficient and His strength being perfect in our weakness but I’m not sure there’s anything quite like experiencing it.
I have several friends who have lost loved ones this time of year. In some ways, it seems like a really bad time to lose someone but, on the other hand, humanly, I’m not sure there’s ever a good time. I do know that, when God calls a person Home, He extends grace, strength and peace to those left behind.
If you have a loved one who has recently graduated to Heaven, don’t mourn as those who have no hope. Thank God for the time you had with your friend or relative and trust Him to do as He’s promised and walk beside you during the difficult times. Feel His arms around you as you cry your tears but praise Him that you will see your loved one again if he or she knew Him. It won’t be long at all until we see Jesus ourselves and then every heartache we had on earth will be of no importance.
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