8 Wholesome Methods for Christians to Navigate the Challenges of Grieving

Have you ever misplaced somebody pricey to you and felt the stress to push down your emotions of grief and transfer on as a result of “they’re in a greater place”? Perhaps you actually know the one you love is in heaven however you simply can’t really feel the enjoyment of it but.

Previous to shedding my mother, all my Christian coaching informed me it wouldn’t harm as a result of I’d know she was in heaven. All of the Bible research I’d taught bolstered to me that demise had misplaced its sting by the hope we’ve in Jesus. However watching her slowly (but shortly) die harm greater than something I’ve ever skilled (despite the fact that God was merciful all through), and it nonetheless stings. And I’ve discovered over the previous few months that usually, believers, out of an emphasis on the life to come back, don’t actually know methods to grieve the life that simply handed.

Simply because the one you love who knew the Lord is in heaven now doesn’t make your lack of them simpler or much less vital. You’ve nonetheless had a beloved one ripped away from you. You’ll nonetheless have holidays and birthdays and particular events once you understand they received’t be there to share in it. You’ll nonetheless stroll right into a retailer, see one thing you obtain them, and even see an individual who resembles them, and you could be triggered again to the ache of the day you misplaced them.

We don’t need to be tremendous Christians and smile and say, “It’s okay, they’re with the Lord.” It’s not okay that they died. Demise continues to be a destroyer, a robber, a thief that steals family members from us (John 10:10). However the hope of Jesus—that He’s nonetheless sovereign over demise and its timing and might consolation us by the loss—can guard our hearts as we grieve and convey us peace amidst the struggling.

Listed below are some wholesome methods to grieve and take care of the stress of shedding a beloved one: