You Are Not Alone In Your Grief

Some of the most powerful healing can come through the most painful of circumstances. One of those extremely painful circumstances is grief but need not look further than Jesus and His word for healing.

Mary was distraught and beside herself with grief when Lazarus had passed away. But what she did was not run and yell at Jesus, not turn away from Him, not call Him names or question Him. No, she ran and fell at His feet grieving and sobbing. Humbly at His feet He met her. Jesus wept. Jesus wept the tears with her, He groaned and sobbed the same pain and from here the healing took place. He gave her the only thing that could heal her-His Comfort, His Love and His promises! “Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you and promise you that if you would believe and rely on Me, you would see the glory of God?” (John 11:40)

And one of the most profound miracles recorded happened!

Weep at the feet of Jesus...here lays the comfort, love, healing and promise of hope that with His tears will wash away grief. “Surely He has borne our grief and carried our sorrows. Isaiah 53:4 “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.” Jeremiah 17:14 “He has made all things beautiful in His time.” Ecclesiastes 3:11

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He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4

 

People Will Disappoint You

 

No matter how much you believe in someone. No matter how great someone is, they will eventually let you down in some area. They’re human. They’re broken. And just like you and me, they are not at all, perfect.

But, if our hope was never in them to begin with. If we were never relying on THEM to make us feel loved, valued, and accepted in the first place, then, when they DO let us down, it won’t really shake us at all. Because we will know the truth, that what they do or say doesn’t change who we are, or one thing at all — it just reinstates the fact that they have their own issues, they struggle, and sometimes, intentionally or not, they will do things that disappoint us, and whatever the reason is to why they did what they did, we will know, is more about what they are going through in their own life and heart, than it is about us. And we will truly be able to to step back and see why THEY may be hurting, instead of being the one that ends up hurting, which, is SO freeing.

Our hope has to be in Jesus — for EVERYTHING, friends. Not people. Because when it is, when you are doing everything on YOUR end, the best you can, you can KNOW, that whatever happens each day, is truly in God’s hands. Someone can let you down, say something hurtful, break up with you, you can lose your job, get in an accident, or anything at all, and it won’t rock your boat for a second, because you will KNOW, that it’s not about you, but what Jesus wants to do in each situation, through you, and HE sees you. He sees the situation. He knows the truth. He’s allowed it. He has purpose in it. And He WILL use it ALL for good (Romans 8:28).

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And, when some people see that what they do doesn’t have power over you, or control you, or upset you like it used to or how they think it should, something incredible happens, and not just in their heart, but yours, too. They will see a change in you that cannot be explained. They will see a trust in God that they, too, will want to obtain. And they will see Jesus in you each day, and friend, THROUGH you, Jesus will be able to continue to work in their heart, too.

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So if this was for you, praise God! He sees you and He truly wants to help you.