A Prayer When You Are Chronically Managing Grief – Your Every day Prayer – February 21
A Prayer When You Are Chronically Managing Grief
By Vivian Bricker
Bible Studying: “So with you: Now’s your time of grief, however I’ll see you once more and you’ll rejoice, and nobody will take away your pleasure.” – John 16:22
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Throughout the Christian group, grief is usually a matter that’s placed on the again burner. Many people are taught that as Christians, we should always at all times be pleased—it doesn’t matter what. Even when a father or mother, sibling, or partner has handed away, we should always nonetheless be pleased on a regular basis. Something much less can be unbiblical, proper? This can be a horrible mentality that must be eradicated from the church and the Christian group.
Nowhere within the Bible are we informed we should be pleased on a regular basis. We should always at all times be joyful, however pleasure and happiness aren’t the identical factor. Despite the fact that many individuals use these phrases as synonyms, they aren’t the identical. With Jesus as our Lord, pleasure is at all times current in our hearts as a result of it’s primarily based on him not us. Happiness, alternatively, is fleeting and relies on our circumstances.
Grief is one thing that may take a lifetime to totally course of. If the church can not assist Christians once they first expertise the loss of life of a beloved one, then how are they going to have the ability to assist somebody who’s chronically managing grief? Seeing issues from the opposite individual’s perspective may also help domesticate compassion, care, and understanding for others. Even when somebody has by no means skilled grief of their very own, they should attempt to do their finest to actually join with their fellow brothers and sisters in Christ who’re going via this troubling time. As an alternative of constructing insensitive feedback, similar to “Oh, you’re nonetheless not over that?” We have to start to know others and actually meet them the place they’re.
It’s important for us to be a shoulder to cry on, a assist system, and a protected place for them. As somebody who struggles with power grief, I can share with you that it isn’t a straightforward journey. Some days are higher than others, however the unhealthy days are extreme. I developed grief after the passing of my mom, and I’ve by no means actually moved ahead from her passing. At instances, I nonetheless really feel just like the eighteen-year-old I used to be when she handed away; different days, I really feel like I might be ninety years outdated.
I don’t have a lot in frequent with folks my very own age as a result of most of them haven’t witnessed the loss of life of a father or mother. Whereas everybody my age has gotten married, began households, and moved into their very own houses, I’m sitting on my mattress, crying myself to sleep. If you end up in the same place, know you aren’t alone. There are Christians the world over who can relate to what you’re going via, and God understands your ache. Take solace in His love, consolation, and style.
One Day We Will Rejoice
The Lord tells us, “So with you: Now’s your time of grief, however I’ll see you once more and you’ll rejoice, and nobody will take away your pleasure” (John 16:22). Jesus is referring to His personal loss of life and the way His disciples will see Him once more. We expertise grief over many issues, but the most typical is the loss of life of a beloved one. Relaxation within the Lord’s phrases that there might be rejoicing sooner or later. Now’s our time of grief, however our grief is not going to final without end. Whereas we would battle with grief for our whole lives, we is not going to undergo from it for all eternity. Someday, our grief might be taken away and the Lord will welcome us residence with open arms.
Let’s Pray:
Expensive Jesus, I’m experiencing a tricky time of grief. I’ve been fighting grief for a very long time and it doesn’t seem like going anyplace anytime quickly. Please assist me to search out consolation, hope, and solace in You after I’m struggling. I sit up for the day when I’ll rejoice and all my ache might be taken away. I reward You, Lord. Amen.
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