From Grief to Glory

We packed the van with maps and matches, Dust on our boots, pens in our hands. Four young ghosts before the haunting, Chasing dead things across the land. Laredo heat and library whispers, Names in ink and bones in stone. Every road sign pointed southward, Toward a rider with no home. Moon over mesquite, Wind through the wire. Something in the dark, Calling us closer. El Muerto, ride through the n...

In the silence of the night, I raise my hands, Questions linger heavy like shifting sands. I seek the road ahead, where my journey's meant to be, But God whispers softly, "Just follow Me." We long for every answer, to see the grand design, To light up the shadows, our hearts start to align. Yet, in the quiet moments, there's a gentle voice that calls, Releasing all my burdens,...

In the ruins of my heart, ash fills the air, Walking through shadows, searching for a prayer. Loved with a heart that was shattered and torn, Floating like a ghost since the day I was born. You are the light that shines through my tears, The whisper of hope that quiets my fears. From the depths of despair, you pulled me near, No light but yours, my guide, my dear. I died in the silence, where echo...

A young man stands at the edge of the fight, Facing down the giant, with all of his might. Money's tight, and life's a winding road, But he's got that fire, and he's ready to go. The doors may close, and friends may drift away, Plans fall apart, but he’ll find a way. He knows that hope is a choice we can make, With strength in his heart, he won't break. Oh, he chooses hope...

Out in the shadows where the lost souls tread Whispers of the dark, the living dread I’m no longer part of this world, left my heart at the gate Saw the other side, where the stitched souls wait Commissioned by the Lord's angel, I’m burdened with a task To hunt the demons lurking, no questions left to ask I’ve felt the fire in my veins, a hellish kind of light The snakes, the vipers, the rept...

When the sun sets low, and shadows start to fall, You feel the weight of the world, like you’ve given it your all. But don’t let the worries drag you down today, There’s beauty in the struggles, let them fade away. Oh, the Lord knows the burdens we bear, Every blunder, every tear we’ve had to wear. Confess your doubts; leave the past behind, Tomorrow’s light is waiting, truth be defined. Finish ev...

We've all heard it, "Time heals all wounds."  We've all been told, "Hang in there, it’ll get better."  And you've also heard, "Just wait for time to take away your pain."  Or how about this one, "Just put on a happy smile. Grin and bear it."  Who says these kinds of things?  They are the ones who have not yet gone through the dark night of the...

 Here are 21 statements I have heard from people whose loved one has died, and you may have heard some of these, too.  In fact, you may have even said some of them.  I certainly have.  They are common reactions within the grieving process.  

Here’s some more ideas to help you move forward, to help you get unstuck in your grief. So, get a pen and paper or your journal and write these 6 things down. 

When you’re stuck in grief, you close yourself off from interactions in life that normally would be healthy for you. You’re so grieved, so full of sorrow that you close your world in. You start disengaging from life so as to control your world. But the more you disengage, the more you’ve cut off that life supply… and now you’re really, deeply stuck in grief.  Discover in this podcast how you can b...

When we grieve, especially within those first absolutely awful six months to a year after our loved one has passed, we really do have a terrible tendency to turn within and avoid just about everything.  How do you and I get out of that awful ditch that’s right beside the track where Jesus is to pull us up so as to bring restoration and healing and reorganization and recovery into our painful griev...

The final two stages or phases of the four phases of grief.

Here you'll discover the four key elements that are common to each of the four phases or stages of grief and the help and hope they bring to you.

When we’ve lost a loved one, we all go through some common stages or phases of grief such as these four I’m about to share with you with the first two coming in this podcast. Yes, there are more phases you may have read about or heard of, but these four really do cover them all and are foundational for you to understand what you and I are going through and that its okay, that it is normal.

Just what is this painfully, awful, dark night of the soul called Grief? It’s the normal process of reacting to a loss. The loss may be physical (such as a death), social (such as divorce), or occupational (such as a job).  Here’s a kind of a yes or no check list for you and me beginning with:  Grief affects our entire being… everything. 

So, to answer my own question of “why am I qualified to help you with your grieving process here on the From Grief to Glory podcasts?  Well. Yes, I am more than qualified to help you with your grieving process because I do spend a lot of time in that dark night of the soul, and I do battle on that awful field of grief way too many times. 

What qualifies anyone to share with you and to counsel with you regarding this terrible pain called, the dark night of the soul? which is grief. 

Why do some people seem to work through their grief better than others?  Some people think that going through the losses or tragedies of life are the exceptional times. But I believe otherwise. I believe our losses, our trials, our tragedies, and our crisis are the… normal. I believe times of calm are the exceptions and not the normal.  So, let’s explore the how do we prepare ourselves for “that k...

Hope is critical when going through the dark nights of grief. If we lose hope, then those dark nights of grief will cause our heart to become sick. The Bible tells us in Proverbs 13: 12, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick,”  In this episode, I explore the characteristics of someone who is hopeful.

Welcome to the Grief to Glory podcast. This is the introduction podcast to many more to come, Lord willing. You are here because you are grieving the loss of a loved one. Or, maybe you’re here because death has become more than just a passing thought.  Or maybe death frightens you but somehow you wound up here at this podcast. Actually, I believe God led you to this podcast to help you, to encoura...