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- God wants us all to reflect on life choices outside of his created intent and feel grief for the losses they create. When we don’t let ourselves feel grief over sinful life choices, we block our ability to participate in God’s grace.
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May 10, 2016 · If God exists, our sense of loss doesn’t need to be suppressed. Grief is an expression of injustice. Death is not natural; it’s an aberration that jars against the core of our being, regardless of our attempts to rationalize it. In fact, our cries point toward God rather than away from him.
- Sharon Dirckx
Jan 3, 2017 · God has so designed us that death is unnatural to us. We were meant to live. But when we lose a loved one who is a believer, we need to remember an important truth that will help us deal with the loss. Grief will inevitably strike us, but by God’s grace, sorrow does not have to overcome us.
- John 16:22. 22 So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
- Philippians 4:13. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
- Revelation 21:4. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
- Romans 8:18. 18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
In times of grief, God often seems distant and out of reach. But that’s more about what grief does to us than it is about God. The Bible promises a number of ways that God shows his care for us. These are promises we can cling to in times of loss. God offers the peace of his presence. Hebrews 13:5-6 For God has said, “I will never fail you ...
One thing the Bible reminds us of and encourages us is to not grieve like people who don’t believe in God do. Death is one of the more consistent causes of grief, but because Christians believe in a resurrection, we know that death is not the last word; there is hope for more, for life.
Apr 30, 2019 · When we worship God in our grief and declare him worthy of our trust, even in our deepest sorrows — when we choose to rest in his goodness and sovereignty, even when our circumstances feel hopeless — we bring glory to his name.
God’s Word reminds us that there is a fundamental key to coping with grief: hope. Because of Jesus, we do not have to endure grief without the promise of hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13). Every person who trusts Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior passes into eternal life.
