Moving Past Understanding
God reminds us we are operating from a reality that is higher than what we see, think, or feel.
God reminds us we are operating from a reality that is higher than what we see, think, or feel.
What suffering teaches us is that we have the opportunity for response.
You gently wipe each tear, collecting each one.
Continued prayers for Charlie’s family and friends, and our country.
There’s a lot of life to be lived in future iterations of ourselves.
I’m allowing these memories to change me, to soften me.
Finding God in grief is how we can move past our loss, comfort others, and stay connected to Jesus.
May we be discerning enough to identify what God is deliberately removing and trusting enough to rely on His sovereign orchestration.
Anger fills the void of a sadness bypassed because we won’t or can’t go there.
Jesus comes alongside you and enables you to pull together, one step at a time, as you both have the load.
As we face our pain, we also face the inevitability that once it’s noticed, pain invites us on a journey of meaning-making.
I found myself grappling with grief and trauma, fumbling through the darkness, unsure of how to find my way.
God showed me it was okay for joy and sorrow to co-exist.
Taking our feelings to God helps soften the blow of grief.
Grief comes in waves without warning, like riding a roller coaster and not having control of the ups and downs.
Unexpressed and unresolved grief is like a burrowing worm that slips into our hearts and minds.
The family stood in a huddle outside the room, holding each other.
God holds me always, through my grief, and through my happy memories.
No longer tormented by her past, she knows My Love is real and that it will last.
Pray for the Lord to daily provide sustenance to face each day as the family endures the stages of grief.